Storwood

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Wheldrake; Coldric; Thornton; Storthwaite; Queldric; Hall Hills

In the civil parish of Cottingwith.
In the historic county of Yorkshire East Riding (Modern Authority of East Riding of Yorkshire, 1974 county of Humberside).

This moated site is suggested by Renn as a location for Wheldrake recorded as to be destroyed in 1149, but as recorded as existing in 1178-85. King just records Wheldrake as vanished. Salter also does not associate Wheldrake with this particual site. Jean le Partourel writes that main island has external banks and second enclosure drops steeply to river Derwent. Brown writes of Wheldrake "The licence to fortify this castle, granted in 1199, was withdrawn before completion." The castle was being constructed by a member of the Malebisse (De Malebys) family but the citizens of York offered strong opposition.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1199 but then revoked.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE71234391

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 59509, 1390868

Books

Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p109
Van de Noort, Robert and Ellis, Stephen (eds), 1999, Wetland heritage of the Vale of York: an archaeological survey p262-264
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p531
Allison, K.J. (ed), 1976, 'Wheldrake' VCH Yorkshire East Riding Vol3 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=23014
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker) p344
Le Patourel, H.E. Jean, 1973, The Moated Sites of Yorkshire (The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Series 5)

Journal Articles

Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p249-280]

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Roger de Hoveden (Translated by Riley, Henry T.,) 1853, The Annals of Roger Hoveden Vol2 pt4 p117
PRO Chancery Miscellanea II/I

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