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| Chesterton Castle | |
|---|---|
| Staffordshire, England | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Motte-and-bailey castle |
| Location | |
| Shown within Staffordshire | |
| Site history | |
| Built | Before 1180[1] |
| Materials | Timber |
| Demolished | 16th century[2] |
Chesterton Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England which has no surviving remains existing today.[3]
History
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Chesterton Castle was built probably atop the mound of a former Anglo-Saxon burh and it is known that Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester owned the timber castle in 1180.[1] Additions were made to the castle shortly before King John visited in 1206.[5]
It was usurped by Newcastle-under-Lyme Castle when the town of the same name grew up around the castle during the 12th and 13th centuries.[4] In 1267, King Henry III seized the property alongside the manor of Newcastle from the Earl of Leicester, granting it to his younger son, Edmund Crouchback.[1][6]
The ruins were demolished during the 16th century,[2] and the site is today unknown.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Chesterton under Lyme". Gatehouse Gazetteer. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- 1 2 Goodwin, Jenna (28 January 2023). "A New Castle, Built in the 12th Century, Is What Gives Newcastle-Under-Lyme Its Name". The Red Haired Stokie. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ King, D.J.C., (1983), Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 450-1
- 1 2 3 Goodwin, Jenna (28 January 2023). "A New Castle, Built in the 12th Century, Is What Gives Newcastle-Under-Lyme Its Name". The Red Haired Stokie. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ Mackenzie, J.D., (1896). Castles of England; their story and structure (New York: Macmillan) Vol. 1 p. 393
- ↑ Baines, Edward (1868). The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. G. Routledge and Sons. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Google Books.