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Stourton Castle
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Stewpony; Kinver
In the civil parish of Kinver.
In the historic county of Staffordshire (Modern Authority of Staffordshire, 1974 county of Staffordshire).
C14 or C15 tower within complex of later buildings on the site of a castle dating back to late C12. PastScape report reads "Possibly originated as a hunting lodge in the time of William II, and referred to as the King's House during the reign of Henry II. Restored in 1184-96 and fortified in 1223. The present house incorporates some late medieval and C16 work , but the building was remodelled and rebuilt 1832-3 by James Foster. C19 main front incorporates a late medieval gate tower. The ranges to the south, north and east are C16 in date and once formed three sides of an open courtyard, roofed over as part of the 1832-3 remodelling."
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.
This site is a
Grade 2 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 407320)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO85928492
PastScape number;
116687
Books
- Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p435
Salter, Mike, 1997, Castles and Moated Mansions of Staffordshire (Malvern) p48-50
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p230
Salter, Mike, 1993, Midlands Castles (Birmingham) p72-3
Greenslade, M.W. (ed), 1984, VCH Staffordshire Vol20 p130-5
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p452
Pevsner, N., 1974, The Buildings of England: Staffordshire (London, Penguin) p252
Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p977-8
Grazebrook, 1919, History of Stourton Castle and the Royal Forest of Kinver (London)
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Lynam, C., 1908, in Page, Wm. (ed), VCH Staffordshire Vol1 p369-70
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p401-2
Shaw, Stebbing, 1801, The History and Antiquities of Staffordshire (J.Nichols abd Son) [Republished 1976 by EP Publishing] Vol2 p265-7
Journal Articles
- 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
Lycett, 1911-13, Worcestershire Naturalists Club Vol5 p298-9
Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
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