Nantwich Castle

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

Car park is site of a castle which documentary sources say was in ruins by 1485. During pipe laying two ditches of about C13 date were uncovered in 1978 and possibly the remains of a drawbridge. Roman pottery was also found. These defensive earthworks would appear to confirm this as the site of Nantwich castle. A further excavation in 1994-95 uncovered other features relating to the medieval castle.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ65065229

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 72713

Books

Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Lancashire and Cheshire (Malvern) p20
Cullen, P.W. and Hordern, R., 1986, Castles of Cheshire (Crossbow Books) p12
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p69
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)
Hall, J., 1883, A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich p22
Ormerod, G., 1882 [2edn], History of the County Palatine and city of Chester (London) Vol3 p421-2
Platt, J.W., 1818, The History of Nantwich p73

Journal Articles

1981, Cambrian Archaeological Association, Programme for 1981 Summer Meeting p24
McNeil-Sale, R., 1980-81, ‘Nantwich: three years of excavations and observations' Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin Vol7 p30
Williams, S.R., 1975, Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin Vol3 p52

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