Chipping Norton Castle

In the civil parish of Chipping Norton.
In the historic county of Oxfordshire (Modern Authority of Oxfordshire, 1974 county of Oxfordshire).

The monument includes the remains of a motte and bailey castle, and an associated fishpond to its west, situated on the south east side of a shallow valley north west of the present town of Chipping Norton. The remains of the castle, consist of a main and two subsidiary wards containing a series of depressions which may be the sites of buildings.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Uncertain remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP31082746

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 334897

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p68
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p206 [slight]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p385
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Potts, W., 1907, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Oxfordshire Vol2 p323-4
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p167
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p270

Journal Articles

King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
1905-12, Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society transactions Vol10 p251

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