Temple Hill, Stratford Upon Avon

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Castle Hill

In the civil parish of Stratford Upon Avon.
In the historic county of Warwickshire (Modern Authority of Warwickshire, 1974 county of Warwickshire).

Temple Hill or Castle Hill. Mound associated with a C19 landscape park, it has been suggested that it may originally have been a motte. Not near Church but by DMV of Welcombe. Temple Hill is a large isolated mainly natural mound, with a flattened top and a spiral path up to it. In its present form it is obviously a landscape feature connected with the 1869 Welcombe mansion; but it is an ideal motte (though the landscaping has destroyed any definite evidence) and its actually being such is borne out by the fact that - 1. its traditional name is 'Castle Hill, 2. Welcombe Estate was the chief manor of Old Stratford in surveys of c1182 and 1252, 3. finds on the mound (PRN 1016). [Finds are human burial and 'ancient weapon' which is C15-C17 pole arm]

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP20895663

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; 333135

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 1015, 1016

• Web site links
  • http://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?monuid=WA1015
    http://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?monuid=WA1016
• Books
  • Salzman, L.F. (ed), 1945, VCH Warwickshire Vol3 p261, 264
• Journal Articles
  • Jordan J., 1794, Gentlemans Magazine Vol64 p505-6