Walsall Castle

In the civil parish of Walsall.
In the historic county of Staffordshire (Modern Authority of Walsall, 1974 county of West Midlands).

PastScape records 'A new castle was built in Walsall in 1385-6. No further information' VCH writes planned by Lord Basset but not actually built.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP0099

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; 329516

Books

Currie, C.R.J., Greenslade, M.W. and Johnson, D.A., 1976, VCH Staffordshire Vol17 p171 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=36191

Journal Articles

Palliser, D.M., 1972, 'Staffordshire Castles: A Provisional List' Staffordshire Archaeology Vol1 p5-8

Other sources and unpublished works (Theses, in-house reports and other such)

S.R.O., D. 641/1/2/32

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