Hinton Waldrist Castle

Hinton Waldrist Castle was situated in the village of Hinton Waldrist some 12 Km south of Wantage (gbmapping|SU376991). The village was formerly in the historic county of Berkshire but is now in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire.

This was originally a motte and bailey with a moat. The first castle was built of timber by the St Valory family after the Norman conquest. In medieval times the castle was rebuilt in stone when it was in the hands of the Bohuns, Earls of Hereford. Mary de Bohun was brought up here and she married Henry of Bolingbroke who became King Henry IV. Their son, Henry V, visited the castle often in his younger days.

Earthworks only are visible today.

References

* [http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/hinton_cast.html Hinton Waldrist Castle]
*Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, "The David & Charles Book of Castles", David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3