Kinderton Hall

In the civil parish of Middlewich.
In the historic county of Cheshire (Modern Authority of Cheshire, 1974 county of Cheshire).

Medieval moat surviving as earthwork and site of Old Kinderton Hall demolished in C18. Alleged site of castle at Domesday. The moated island is slightly trapezoidal from 40 to 50m east to west by 50m north to south. Fishponds are visible. Formal garden earthworks are present. Rejected by King as garden mound and moat.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
This site is rejected as a medieval fortification or palace.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ708670

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 932114, 74705, 932103

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p69 [reject]
Dodgson, J.McN., 1970-1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire Vol2 p236-7
Ridgway, Maurice Hill, 1958, 'Medieval Castles' in Sylvester, D. and Nulty, G. (eds), The Historical Atlas of Cheshire (Cheshire Community Council) p24-5
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol2 p181
Clark, G.T., 1884, Medieval Military Architecture in England (Wyman and Sons) Vol2 p175-6
Ormerod, G., 1882 [2edn], History of the County Palatine and city of Chester (London) Vol3 p201
1860, History, Gazeteer and Directory of Cheshire (White, F. and Co) p510
Gastrell, F., 1845, Notita Cestriensis Vol1 p249

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/shropseng.html#ches12]

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