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Bampton Castle

ampton Castle was a motte and bailey type castle located in Devonshire. Captured by King Stephen in 1136. In 1336 permission was granted to Richard Cogan to refortify the castle. No remains of the castle are left except the mound of earth that formed the motte.


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1136    King Stephen captures Bampton
   Bampton Castle in Devon captured by King Stephen. 
1336    Bampton Castle rebuilding work
   License to crenelate (fortify) the castle at Bampton in Devon was granted. 


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Barnstaple Castle

ust the mound on which the keep was located is all that remains of this once important castle. Located near the river at the centre of Barnstaple, Devon. The castle was lived in by Judhael de Totnes who founded a Cluniac priory near by. Even in the 14th century the castle was a ruin.




Basingwerk Abbey

asingwerk Abbey near Holywell in north Wales was founded in around 1131 by Ranulph Earl of Chester as part of the Savignac Order. Henry II may have provided the abbey with extra endowments. Basingwerk became a daughter house of Buildwas Abbey in Shropshire when the Savignac Order merged with the larger Cistercian Order.


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1131    Basingwerk Abbey founded
   The North Welsh Cistercian Abbey was colonised by monks from the Norman house called Savigny and was possibly founded by the Earl of Chester at the time, Ranulf de Gernon.1 


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Baynard's Castle

riginally built by Ralph Baynard a supporter of William the Conqueror, this castle was situated near the current location of St. Paul's Cathedral on the northern banks of the River Thames. Greatly improved upon over the centuries the castle had many important owners including Edward IV and Richard III. Its end came in 1666 with the Great Fire of London during which it was badly damaged and afterwards never rebuilt.




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Beaulieu Abbey
Location:  50.82186 -1.45 

eaulieu is a Cistercian Abbey found in tne New Forest near Southampton on the south coast of England. The abbey was founded by King John in 1203/04 and became and important mother house sending monks to found daughter abbeys at Hailes, Newenham and Netley.


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YearMonthDetails
1203    Beaulieu Abbey founded
   Founded by King John who wanted to become an object of prayer by the Cistercian order. The abbey was built on the site of a hunting lodge in the New Forest and was colonised by monks directly from Citeaux.1 
1246    Beaulieu Abbey dedicated
   The Cistercial abbey at Beaulieu founded earlier by King John was dedicated in the presence of King Henry III, Queen Eleanor and Prince Edward.2 
1351    Eastminster Abbey founded
   Edward III founded a new Cistercian abbey near the Tower of London. Monks from Beaulieu Abbey populated the new abbey.3 
1536  Summer  Netley Abbey surrenders to the King
   Under the Act of the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries it was determined that Netley Abbey was to be dissolved. The Abbot at the time and his monks moved to their mother house at Beaulieu.2 


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Bedford Castle

t is not known when Bedford Castle was build but it is thought construction took place somewhere at the end of the eleventh century or at the start of the twelfth. The first castle on the site would have been a wooden motte and bailey but this was replaced with stone at a later date. In 1224 a lengthy siege took place at the castle when Fulkes de Breauté, the owner at the time, rebelled again the King, Henry III. The castle was badly damaged at the end of the siege. Very little remains of the castle today but the site can be visited.


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1224  Jun  Bedford Castle siege
   The garrison at Bedford Castle, belonging to the rebel Falkes de Breute, refused to surrender to the Crown. Falkes had been repeated summonsed to account for his refusal to comply with agreement and when he refused to appear before the King the castle was surrounded. The castle fell when the keep was undermined. The garrison, who had surrendered the castle, were all hung on the order of the Justiciar. Falkes was allowed to leave the country but he lost all his possessions in doing so. Bedford Castle was badly damaged as a result.4 


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Berry Pomeroy Castle
Location:  50.449 -3.63664 

he ruins of this castle can be found deep in the woods less than three miles to the east of Totnes, Devon. The castle was owned originally by the Norman Pomeroy family. In around 1547 the castle was sold to the Seymour family and Sir Edward Seymour began the construction of a new fortified manor house within the defences of the old castle. The house was enlarged over several generations but never quite finished and it was left to fall into disrepair when the family moved out. Berry Pomeroy is supposed to be haunted by ghosts.




Bridgwater Castle

ery little remains of the castle that once stood at the centre of Bridgwater on the river Parret in Somerset. Built by William de Briwere in the reign of King John in around 1210. Mainly destroyed during the English Civil War. A water gate can still be seen.




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Brough Castle

rough Castle was built on an existing Roman site by William Rufus in around 1090. Destroyed by William the Lion in 1174. The castle became the property of the Clifford family and Lady Anne Clifford repaired the buildings in the seventeenth century but after her death the castle was abandoned and the stones were robbed to build other buildings in the area.




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Barnwell Castle
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Belvoir Castle
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Benington Castle
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Beoley Castle
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Berkhamsted Castle
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Beverston Castle
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Bickleigh Castle
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Birkenhead Priory
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Bishop's Castle
  52.49559 -2.998616 (SO32308910)
Bishop's Stortford Castle
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Bishop's Waltham Palace
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Bletchingley Castle
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Bolingbroke Castle
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Bolsover Castle
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Bolton Castle
  54.322142 -1.949515 (SE03409180)
Bougham Castle
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Brailes Castle
  52.05843 -1.552191 (SP30804010)
Bramber Castle
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Brampton Bryan Castle
  52.347663 -2.925781 (SO37007260)
Brandon Castle
  52.37962 -1.402042 (SP40807590)
Bredwardine Castle
  52.09393 -2.972104 (SO33504440)
Brimpsfield Castle
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Brinklow Castle
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Broughton Castle
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Bruern Abbey
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Bryn Amlwg Castle
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Bungay Castle
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Selection of references used:

1. Various, The Cistercian Abbeys of Britain, 1998, 0-7134-8392-X
2. Abbot Gasquet, The Greater Abbeys of England, 1908
3. Derek Wilson, The Tower (1078 - 1978)
4. John Kinross, Discovering Castles in England and Wales

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