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	history
		Eccleshall briefly played a part in the War of the Roses, when the castle was used as a base for the Lancastrian Queen Margaret of Anjou and her troops before and after her defeat at the battle of Blore Heath in 1459.
		To the Bishops of Lichfield, Eccleshall was conveniently situated on the main road between the centres of the diocese in Chester, Lichfield and Coventry.
		During the 1690’s the castle was rebuilt in its present form as a large comfortable country house and later in the 18th century the moat was drained and the gardens laid out.
	www.btinternet.com /~peterwjones/history.htm (1203 words)

	Eccleshall - LoveToKnow 1911
		ECCLESHALL, a market town in the north-western parliamentary division of Staffordshire, England; 7 m.
		Several bishops of Lichfield are buried here, as Eccleshall Castle was the episcopal residence from the 13th century until 1867.
		Of this the ancient remains include a picturesque tower and bridge.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Eccleshall (121 words)

	Staffordshire
		The castle is in the grounds of a handsome William and Mary house of 1690 which contains fine porcelain, paintings and furniture.
		The castle was also visited several times by Mary's son James I, and by Charles I. After Charles I's departure in 1646 the castle was besieged by Parliamentarian soldiers and largely destroyed.
		The oldest parts of the castle's remains are the 12th century chapel and 14th century gateway.
	www.westair-reproductions.com /mappage/stafford.htm (1068 words)

	Pubs of Staffordshire
		He escaped by jumping into the castle's moat but was recaptured and carried to his death.
		Tamworth Castle - a Norman castle built on a mound raised in 913 by Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, Tutbury Castle - Mary Queen of Scots was twice imprisoned in this fortress built on a steep rock.
		Eccleshall Castle - the remains of the 13th century castle includes a nine-sided tower.
	www.midlandspubs.co.uk /staffordshire (775 words)

	Cobbler's Cottage
		Eccleshall is a small market town located seven miles north west of the county town of Stafford and is midway between junctions 14 and 15 of the M6 Motorway.
		Eccleshall was an important market town on the coach route between Chester and London and these factors led to the establishment of many coaching inns and public houses.
		Little remains of the old castle but there is a large parish church dating back to Norman times.
	www.eccleshallguide.co.uk /cobbler's_cottage.htm (341 words)

	Holy Trinity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		On Friday, April 6 1866 Eccleshall parishioners took a decision that was to alter dramatically the appearance of the interior of Holy Trinity Church.
		On October 19 1867, not long after work had got under way, the 79 year old "good Bishop Lonsdale" suffered a fatal stroke, brought on, it was said, by the fatigue of excessive letter writing after a trying diocesan meeting.
		A plaque in Holy Trinity records: "This Church was mainly restored in the year 1868 in memory of John Lonsdale DD, the last Bishop who occupied the castle hard by".
	www.lichfield.anglican.org /stoke/eccleshall/holytrinity/victorian_legacy.htm (177 words)

	The Historical Families of Dunfriesshire and the Border Wars - Chapter II
		A year later she was exchanged with her sister-in-law, Christine, her stepdaughter, Marjory, her brother-in-law, the Earl of Mar, and the Bishop of Glasgow for some of the English prisoners captured at the battle of Bannockburn.
		It was here, at the Castle of Joinville, that the French historian of the same name, who is described as a cadet of an ancient family in Champagne, was born in 1274, and was early introduced to the Comte de Thibaudeau at the French Court.
		He desires that no one on the English march should annoy him or his men, or take their victuals from them, and that he shall in all way be treated as an Englishman.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/dumfries/chapter2.htm (4402 words)

	Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire Castle Ruins and Earthworks
		The earthworks remain of the 1160 motte and bailey castle on the River Dee.
		The castle walls enclosed the town in the 13th century.
		The castle probably dates from the 12th century and was destroyed in the Civil War.
	www.ecastles.co.uk /wmid.htm (342 words)

	Staffordshire Past Track - Theme Explorer
		Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray the history of the town.
		Chartley Castle was built by the Earls of Chester some time after the Norman Conquest.
		Hunt meet at Eccleshall outside the Crown Inn and the Royal Oak on High Street.
	www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk /engine/theme?theme=507 (199 words)

	Staffordshire
		The county is governed by a lord lieutenant and a county council consisting of 25 aldermen and 75 councillors, is in the north-western military district and the Oxford judicial circuit, and, excepting part of Stottesden deanery, is all in Lichfield diocese.
		In the Wars of the Roses the Earl of Salisbury, marching from the north towards London, in 1459, with 5000 men, was intercepted at Blore Heath, on the western side of the county, between Drayton and Eccleshall, by 10,000 Lancastrians under Lord Audley.
		Dudley Castle, in the insulated portion of Worcestershire, was also held by his adherents, but within a year all the Royalist strongholds surrendered.
	www.uk-genealogy.org.uk /gazetteer/england/Staffordshire (2159 words)

	Eccleshall Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
		Eccleshall is also an old coaching centre - and it's easy to imagine yourself back in the days of horse-drawn travel in one of its original coaching inns.
		At Shallowford, near Eccleshall is the thatched, half-timbered cottage of Izaak Walton, author of 'The complete Angler'.
		Extensively rebuilt in the Gothic Revival Style in 1813, the castle fell into ruin through this century.
	www.aboutbritain.com /towns/eccleshall.asp (408 words)

	Malbon's Memorial of the Civil War
		But some of the Garrison and soldyers for the p'liamt from Stafford, quartring there in Eccleshall Towne (in assaulte agaynst the Castle) fledd into the Churche, from whence they soe annoyed the Kinges ptie., that they durst not doe what they intended.
		Stafford forces, p'ceyvinge they weire fledd, fell p'sentlie vpon the Castle and assaulted the same wth such Courage and vyolence, That on Wednesday the 30 Aug 1643, (beinge the nexte day afterwards) The[y] made a breache on the Draw Bridge and pte.
		But on the same Sonday att Nighte they gave the Towne another Alaram, Soe that from the tyme the Castle was lost, vntill that tyme, the Towne was neu' [never] in quyett; neither did they goe to Bed either daye or nighte.
	www.geocities.com /brigaban/malbon.html (7763 words)

	House of Commons Journal Volume 5: 2 March 1647 \| British History Online
		That Eccleshall Castle be made untenable: And that it be referred to the Committee in the Country, to see it done accordingly.
		That Tutbury Castle, Dudley Castle, and the Close of Lichfield, be forthwith made untenable: And that it be referred to the Committee in the Country, to see them made untenable accordingly.
		That the Ordnance at Chichester, belonging to the County of Sussex, be brought to Arundell Castle; and those belonging to Portesmouth restored to Portesmouth: And that such Ordnance as are at Arundell Castle, as belong to Hastings, or other Places, be restored.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=25034 (997 words)

	BBC Staffordshire Towns & Villages - Eccleshall
		Eccleshall Castle (only open to the public a few days each year) is the historic home of the Bishops of Lichfield
		There is nothing better than a gentle stroll along the high street on a sunny day, with a walk around the fantastic church at the end of the high street.
		The most famous thing about Eccleshall is probably the Historic buildings along the high street.
	www.bbc.co.uk /stoke/mytown/staff/eccleshall/index.shtml (1106 words)

	Home
		The George Inn at Eccleshall lies 7 miles West of Stafford, 6 miles South West of Stone and 12 miles South of Newcastle-under-Lyme and is easily accessible from Junction's 14 or 15 on the M6 Motorway.
		Eccleshall is a delightful small market town situated in rural Staffordshire which is enhanced year round with its floral displays as part of its continuing success in Britain in Bloom.
		Moyra and Ged Slater invite you to sample their warm hospitality and taste some award winning Real Ale before enjoying a delicious meal from their varied menu.
	www.thegeorgeinn.freeserve.co.uk (112 words)

	.property no. 598 17th Century Manor & Butler`s Quarters Eccleshall Staffordshire
		This 17th Century Manor, formerly known as the Bishop`s Residence, is close to Eccleshall Castle and cobbled streets with excellent restaurants, craft shops and boutiques.
		The area has many beautiful walks and is full of colourful history and architectural beauty.
		Eccleshall is a 2 minute walk away and entrenched in history with its own castle and numerous churches.
	www.arecaholidayhomes.com /search.asp?ViDe_ID=762&LoadType=by_villa (609 words)

	Biography - B - British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		According to some accounts, he remained a prisoner in Scarborough Castle for the rest of his life, at one time sharing a cell with the Quaker leader George Fox.
		He was given Eccleshall Castle in Staffordshire and acquired Croydon Palace, the former home of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
		He secured the county magazine at Coventry and fortified Warwick Castle but came into conflict with the Earl of Northampton, the King's Commissioner of Array.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /biog/index_b.htm (4925 words)

	BBC NEWS \| VOTE 2001 \| RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES \| Stafford
		The historic town of Stafford, remains the heart of the constituency, and is usually fairly evenly split between Labour and the Conservatives, but the shape of the constituency changed with a number of smaller rural communities such as Eccleshall and Gnosall being lost to the new seat of Stone.
		Stafford as currently constituted is a mix of the historical, with a Gothic castle standing on a Norman site, and the modern: a major technology park has recently been completed just outside the town.
		It has been the epicentre of much transport development, with several major roads, including the M6, cutting a swathe through the constituency, as well as the West Coast Mainline railway.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/533.stm (155 words)

	Blore Heath 1459 : The Aftermath of the Battle
		The main body of the surviving Lancastrian soldiers fled south east along Hempmill brook to rejoin the King's forces at Eccleshall ten miles away.
		No doubt, families and loved ones of the local men would have claimed their bodies and buried them elsewhere, but there must be hundreds of bodies buried somewhere in the vicinity of Blore Heath.
		It has been suggested that some of the dead are buried some three miles away at Fairoak (which would have been en route to Eccleshall castle) though this is unconfirmed.
	www.bloreheath.org /aftermath.php (610 words)

	Staffordshire
		Home of the Eccleshall brewery, the George was originally a 17th Century coaching inn and lies in the centre of town.
		Attached to Speedwell Castle, built to commemorate an unexpected victory in a horse race.
		Tutbury Castle once imprisoned Mary Queen of Scots and Tutbury was virtually destroyed by Oliver Cromwell.
	www.fatbadgers.co.uk /Staffordshire.htm (2411 words)

	CHRONOLOGY OF THE FIRST CIVIL WAR 1643 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The garrison of Bridgewater flees from the Royalists, whilst the garrison of Dunster Castle surrenders.
		In Ireland, the Castle of Galway, under siege since April 1642, capitulates to the army of the Irish Confederates.
		August 30 (Wednesday) In the Midlands, Eccleshall Castle falls to Parliamentary forces from Stafford and Cheshire, under Brereton.
	www.wargames.co.uk /RandomS/Library/1643.htm (12690 words)

	STAFFORD AND STONE BRANCH Pub of the Month - Potters Bar No 88
		Anyone visiting the George in Eccleshall for the first time in ten years would hardly recognise the pub.
		It is housed behind the George in outbuildings, which have had to be extended to cope with the ever-growing demand for Slaters award winning brews.
		The George is situated in Castle Street, at the main crossroads in the centre of Eccleshall, and is open all day.
	www.fortunecity.com /oasis/ozarks/197/pb88/povpom88.html (295 words)

	POTTERS BAR ISSUE 86 - "Pints of View" - News from Stafford & Stone Branch
		The full range of Slater's beer are always available at the brewery lap, the George Hotel, Castle Street, Eccleshall.
		The Brown Jug is just over three miles West of Eccleshall and Banks's Bitter and a Coach House beer, such as Flintlock Pale, are on sale there.
		The Gayton Hotel, a mile North of Weston, is the latest country pub to close and be converted into a private house.
	www.fortunecity.com /oasis/ozarks/197/pb86/pov86.html (1152 words)

	Dining Pubs - West Midlands
		However, the publishers cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions.
		The small town of Eccleshall is 7 miles north west of Stafford on the A5013.
		Eccleshall Castle was the palace of the bishops of Lichfield for over one thousand years.
	www.diningpubs.co.uk /location.asp?id=518 (210 words)

	Untitled Document
		38), or the pedestal beakers from Nonsuch Palace and Eccleshall Castle (Willmott 2002, p.
		Parallels: Eccleshall castle and others (Willmott 2002, p.
		Parallels: Eccleshall Castle and Wood Hall (Willmott 2002, p.
	www.arch.cam.ac.uk /~rec51/page3.htm (2783 words)

	01Puri.htm
		A variety of canal side restaurants are within 15 minutes drive.
		Eccleshall, with its castle and numerous churches, is only a two minute walk away and is steeped in history.
		Shugborough Hall and Cannock Chase is only a short drive, whilst a number of Theatres are to be found in the opposite direction.
	www.holiday-net.com /UK/01Puri.htm (584 words)

	Inner Wheel District 21 - Newcastle-under-Lyme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		While the original 'Castle ' would have been made from earth and timber, it was rebuilt in stone during the 13th century.
		The castle's defences were strengthened by the addition of an artificial lake formed by damming the Lyme Brook, this area of the town is still known as Pool Dam.The goods and services needed by the garrison at the castle helped the town to grow.
		The Club's most recent activities have included trips to Eccleshall Castle and Tissington Well Dressing with Coffee mornings, a sponsored walk and a Sunday Fun Day have helped raise funds for charity.
	www.innerwheeldistrict21.org /pages/newcastle.htm (446 words)

	Telegraph \| Travel \| Paddy Burt: The George Inn in Eccleshall, Staffordshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Paddy Burt: The George Inn in Eccleshall, Staffordshire
		ONE day, returning from the north, we come across an attractive bay-windowed Inn in Eccleshall, a Staffordshire town of elegant and (mostly) Georgian buildings.
		The George Inn, Castle Street, Eccleshall, Staffordshire ST21 6DF (01785 850300), has nine rooms.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2000/01/15/etroom15.xml (801 words)

	THE COUNTY OF STAFFORDHIRE
		The Earl of Salisbury and his men defeated Lord Audley's troops with over 2,400 of the Lord's men being slain, most of whom were from Cheshire, Lord Audley was also killed in the battle.
		Margaret of Anjou, consort of King Henry V1, who had been watching the battle take place, fled, as it became evident the Royalist's were about to be defeated, to Eccleshall Castle, which is just north west of Stafford.
		A small party of Royalist's commanded by, the Earl of Northampton, was in pursuit of a force under the command of, Sir John Gell and Sir William Brereton, two of Cromwell's Generals.
	www.webby1.fsnet.co.uk /staffordhire.htm (782 words)

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		To Edward Devereux, later Sir Edward Devereux, bart., (of Castle Bromwich).
		Sends Simon Gresley to arrange for an extension of a loan to the late Sampson Erdeswicke, for which Bagot and Mr.
		Forfeitures to be exacted against Thomas Peshall, of Eccleshall, for recusancy, and Clarancieux Robert Cook is to benefit but wishes Peshall to have another chance.
	shakespeare.folger.edu /other/html/dfobagot.html (9120 words)

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		The Stone Road Car Park will be closed from this date.
		At the AGM held on May 17th 2006 Councillor Gordon Dale was re-elected as Chairman for the ensuing year and Councillor John Allen was re-elected as Vice-Chairman.
		The next meeting of Eccleshall Parish Council will be held on Wednesday September 20th 2006 at Broughton Parish Rooms commencing at 7.30p.m.
	www.eccleshallparishcouncil.org (149 words)

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