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Walworth Castle
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Walworth Hall; High Walworth
In the civil parish of Walworth.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Darlington, 1974 county of County Durham).
Walworth manor was described in 1466 as including, "one chief messuage with divers outhouses." The present mansion is said to have been built in the reign of Elizabeth upon the ruins of the earlier house. Walworth Castle was built on the ruins of a previous castle by Thomas Jennison, who had purchased the estate in the reign of Elizabeth. As planned, it occupied three sides of a quadrangle - the front has now been blocked by a line of building between the wings. It is a stone-built mansion of three storeys, with near-circular flanking towers to the southwest and southeast. The earliest structure appears to be the southwest tower and a portion of the south wall adjoining it. This tower contains six blocked-up openings, including two keyhole-shaped windows at ground level, and may be of Medieval date.
This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.
This site is a
Grade 1 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 110911)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ23101886
PastScape number;
539240
County Sites and Monuments Record number; D1565
- Web site links
- Books
- Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles and Tower Houses of County Durham (Malvern) p58-9
Jackson, M.J., 1996, Castles of Durham and Cleveland (Carlise) p74
Pevsner, Nikolaus (revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, Buildings of England: County Durham (Harmondsworth) p482-3
Hugill, Robert, 1979, The Castles and Towers of the County of Durham (Newcastle; Frank Graham) p95-6
Whittaker, N., 1975, The Old Halls and Manor Houses of County Durham
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Whellan, F., 1894 (2edn), History, Topography and Directory of the County of Durham p521
Boyle, J.R., 1892, Comprehensive Guide to the County of Durham (Newcastle) p666-8
Surtees, R. 1823. History of Durham Vol3 (Durham) p316
Brayley, E. and Britton, J., 1803, Beauties of England and Wales; Durham Vol5 p222
- Journal Articles
- Kenyon, J.R., 1981 'Early Artillery Fortifications in England and Wales: a Preliminary Survey and Re-appraisal' Archaeological Journal Vol138 p228
1885-6, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Vol2 p309
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