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Burton Upon Trent
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Burt
In the civil parish of Burton Upon Trent.
In the historic county of Staffordshire (Modern Authority of Staffordshire, 1974 county of Staffordshire).
Mentioned in Domesday. Vanished or none existant. It is usually suggested that the mention of castle of Burt is probably an error for Burg of Tutbury (King footnotes this suggestion but records Burton as a vanished castle). However, Burton was an important crossing of the Trent and most other crossing points of this stategical important river did have castles. The placename Burton means 'a settlement at a fortified place' and dates from the C8, no remains of this Saxon defense have been found but this probably did exist. What state were these C8 fortifications in in C11? Could they have been utilised for a short-lived castle? Camden records Burton as having had a castle of the Ferrars (Ferrariorum castro). Recorded royal visits to Burton seem to have used the Abbey (qv).
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK255233
PastScape number;
922450
Books
- Tringham, N.J., 2003, in Tringham, N.J. (ed), VCH Staffordshire Vol9 p3, 6
Salter, Mike, 1997, Castles and Moated Mansions of Staffordshire (Malvern) p15
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p452
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Journal Articles
- Harfield, C.G., 1991, 'A Hand-list of Castles Recorded in the Domesday Book' English Historical Review Vol106
Palliser, D.M., 1972, 'Staffordshire Castles: A Provisional List' Staffordshire Archaeology Vol1 p5-8
Cantor, Leonard, 1966, 'The Medieval Castles of Staffordshire' North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies Vol6 p38-46
Armitage, E., 1904 April, 'The Early Norman Castles of England' The English Historical Review Vol74 p217
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