Stokesay Castle
Shropshire, England
Stokesay Castle is a fortified manor house in Shropshire, England, first built in 1285. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Cheney Longville Castle, 2.2 mi away. It is cared for by English Heritage.
Stokesay Castle at a glance
Built
1285
13th century
Type
Fortified manor house
Cared for by
English Heritage
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
About Stokesay Castle
Stokesay Castle is one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England, and situated at Stokesay in Shropshire. It was largely built in its present form in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, on the earlier castle (some of which still survives) founded by its original owners the de Lacy family, from whom it passed to their de Verdun heirs, who retained feudal overlordship of Stokesay until at least 1317.
From the Wikipedia article on Stokesay Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stokesay Castle sits at 52.4303, -2.8313 in Shropshire. The closest other castles are Cheney Longville Castle (2.2 mi), Hopton Castle (4.8 mi) and Ludlow Castle (6.3 mi). Shropshire has 27 castles in all.
