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	Stokesay Castle Home Page
		Not only is the castle a visual treat, with its charming golden half-timbered gatehouse encouraging entry into the courtyard, but it also is a rare example of the classic medieval fortified residence.
		Stokesay Castle survived the aggression of the English Civil War relatively unscathed.
		Today, marvelous Stokesay Castle is under the guardianship of English Heritage, which maintains the structure and opens it to the public on a regular basis.
	www.castlegate.net /castles/Stokesay (1655 words)

	Stokesay Castle
		Stokesay Castle is a remarkable survival, a fortified manor house which has hardly altered since the late 13th century.
		To the north of the castle is the Church of St John the Baptist, its churchyard extending almost to the castle walls.
		The Craven family and their tenants succeeded the Ludlows at Stokesay, but by the beginning of the 19th century the castle buildings had fallen into a state of decay and were being used by a nearby farm.
	www.castlewales.com /stokesay.html (840 words)

	Stokesay Castle Home Page
		Stokesay takes its name from two sources: "stoke" means "dairy farm"; "say" is derived from the castle's original builders, the de Say family, Normans who were granted ownership of the estates at Stoke and at nearby Clun (which still has its own fine castle).
		Stokesay's great hall is enormous, rising some 35 feet into the air and spanning over 50 feet in length.
		Stokesay Castle is one of Shropshire's finest attractions, and is located about 2 miles south of the village of Craven Arms, on the A49.
	www.castlegate.net /CASTLES/Stokesay (1655 words)

	Stokesay Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stokesay Castle, located near the town of Craven Arms in south Shropshire, is the oldest fortified manor house in England.
		The monument is in the care of English Heritage, which provides a recorded audio tour for visitors.
		The castle's most intriguing feature is a timber-framed residence built onto the outside of the walls.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stokesay_Castle (119 words)

	Stokesay Castle - Castles, Craven Arms, Shropshire, Medieval
		Stokesay Castle, near Craven Arms, nestles in peaceful South Shropshire countryside near the Welsh Border.
		Stokesay Castle is not really a castle at all, it is the finest and best preserved 13th century fortified manor house in England dating back to 1281.
		Stokesay Castle began its life as a stark Norman stronghold, but was transformed sometime between 1285 and 1305 into a grand manor house.
	www.shropshiretourism.info /castles/stokesay (284 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - History - Stokesay Castle
		Stokesay was an early answer to the problem, with large windows that let in plenty of light and comfortable living quarters.
		Stokesay Castle somehow survived the Civil War - although it came close to destruction and 150 years of neglect before it was saved by a Victorian visionary.
		Castles were mainly built by kings and noblemen, but again Stokesay broke the rules - it was built by a commoner and a merchant at that.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/history/2003/12/stokesay.shtml (1152 words)

	UK History Premium Listing: Stokesay Castle
		In 1598 Stokesay was sold to pay debts, passing through the hands of several owners including the Craven family, until it was let to Charles Baldwyn who in the 1630's was MP for Ludlow.
		Allcroft began restoring the historic Stokesay to its former glory, however, during the Victorian era, many historic houses were restored by their well meaning owners, which normally resulted in them removing key original features in favour of the owners personal tastes.
		Stokesay's superb condition today is largly due to the care of its successive owners and the fact that it only changed hands five times in 700 years.
	www.history.uk.com /listings/listing.php?iD=20904 (761 words)

	Shropshire Myths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Stokesay Castle isn't actually a castle but a fortified manor house.
		Stokesay Castle has a dry moat, but that has not always been so.
		The "Castle" is one of the best preserved houses of its type in Britain and well worth a visit.
	www.mythstories.com /stokesayA.html (431 words)

	windows/interance ways - Castle Quest
		Many Scottish castles, instead of having a portcullis, have an iron 'yett' which is a gate located immediately behind or in front of the main entrance door.
		This depends on when the castle was built, Norman windows would have round arches (possible decorated with chevron designs) supported on columns with pillow capitols, possible even two or three sets of columns, windows of this type survive at The Tower of London, Norwich, Dover and dozens of other castles.
		Certainly the question of what is and what isn't a castle is a fascinating one which has much to do with the the ideas, and personality, of whoever is writing.
	www.castlesontheweb.com /quest/Forum5/HTML/000015.html (2692 words)

	Craven Arms - Passport Scheme - Stokesay Castle, Craven Arms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Stokesay Castle is the finest and best preserved 13th-century fortified manor house in England.
		The castle itself nestles in the peaceful countryside near the Welsh border, sited in a picturesque group with its timber-framed Jacobean gatehouse and the parish church.
		Stokesay’s magnificent Great Hall, with its gabled windows, almost untouched since medieval times, also retains its original staircase.
	www.cravenarms.biz /visitcravenarms/stokesay.htm (136 words)

	Favorite Castle - Castle Quest
		I do have a favourite area for castles, and that is the straths (watersheds) of the Blane Water and River Kelvin which from the lands north of Glasgow, and south of the Campsie Fells (the hills to the north of the city).
		Of these, the pride of place must go to Stokesay Castle in that it was the first castle to stir the hope that one day I would be able to live in a castle.
		Irish Castles - has to be Barryscourt in Cork - I have only visited it when in ruins but it was superb, especially the first time a wet day in September 1987 - when all I knew of it was the word Castle on an O.S. map.
	www.castlesontheweb.com /quest/Forum12/HTML/000117.html (1229 words)

	SHROPSHIRE (SALOP) - Online Information article about SHROPSHIRE (SALOP)
		Isabel with the lordship pertaining thereto, and the castle of Dalaley, were annexed to the principality of Chester.
		Richard's Castle, Ludford, and Ludlow, however, were then included in the Herefordshire hundred of Cutestornes, while several manors now in Hereford-shire were assessed under Shropshire.
		Shrewsbury Castle was garrisoned for the empress Maud by William Fitz-Alan in 1138, but was captured by Stephen in the same year.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SHA_SIV/SHROPSHIRE_SALOP_.html (4127 words)

	Heat, water, elec., telephone, etc. How are you doing it? - Castle Quest
		Generally, with very few exceptions, water for washing was carried in buckets and jugs from the castle well (Wells were generally considered a better water supply than rivers, which could be polluted with animal and human waste and the industrial waste from tanners and tawners).
		A number of castles had the very latest technology such as flues for fires, opening glazed windows, running water and, lavatories (some with manual flush mechanisms) and drainage systems that removed waste from the premises.
		Castles were the great houses of their age, grand castles like The Tower of London were the height of luxury.
	www.castlesontheweb.com /quest/Forum5/HTML/000006.html (3996 words)

	Directory of castles built in Shropshire, England, UK
		Examine 1284 castle constructed from local red sandstone that was deserted in 1420 when the family male line died out.
		Discover stone-built castle originally constructed as bailey and motte fort that was damaged by John FitzAlan in 1263.
		Inspect castle mentioned in William the Conqueror's great Domesday survey, that was probably built by Henry 2nd in 1156.
	www.uk-castles.co.uk /shropshire.htm (705 words)

	English Castles and Ruins
		Warwick Castle is a restored/preserved castle that is a main tourist attraction in Warwick.
		Ludlow Castle is in the middle of the town.
		Stokesay is not actually a castle, it is a fortified manor, and the best preserved manor house in England.
	www.billandcori.com /england/eng_castles.htm (338 words)

	A TourUK guide to Stokesay Castle in Shropshire
		The castle is situated in what was the strategic border area of the Welsh marches where defence was crucial.
		The north tower was built in 1240 and is the oldest remaining part of the castle.
		During the Civil War the castle was held for the king as a outpost of nearby Ludlow Castle.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castles/castle_Stokesay.htm (279 words)

	Annual Events at Penn State Berks ~ 1958 - 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Stokesay Castle, Reading, PA, has served as the site for this popular HRRM APG tradition.
		Proprietors and Penn State alumni Scott and Christine Quade open their doors at Stokesay Castle to all local HRRM Penn State alumni for an evening of dinner and fine wine, with the choices and origins of the wine narrated by a wine connoisseur.
		Proprietors and Penn State alumni Scott and Christine Quade open their doors at Stokesay Castle to all graduates of the college’s HRRM program on graduation day for breakfast prior to the ceremony.
	www.bk.psu.edu /alumni/hrim/events.html (490 words)

	JP Editions - Arundel Castle
		The castle was built four miles from the south coast high on a chalk spur overlooking the River Arun with magnificent views over the South Downs.
		Belesme was captured, imprisoned and the Castle reverted to the Crown.
		King Stephen, her cousin and rival, surrounded the castle but soon raised the siege, and for reasons not clearly understood, allowed Matilda to leave unmolested.
	www.jpeditions.com /castles/arundel.php (228 words)

	Stokesay Castle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Stokesay Castle located near the town of Craven Arms in south (Click link for more info and facts about Shropshire) Shropshire is the oldest fortified (The mansion of the lord of the manor) manor house in (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
		The monument is in the care of (Click link for more info and facts about English Heritage) English Heritage and they provide a recorded audio tour for visitors.
		The great hall was added in the (Click link for more info and facts about 13th century) 13th century and the original medieval staircase remains to this day.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/stokesay_castle.htm (176 words)

	Stokesay Castle : Properties : Properties & Events : English Heritage
		This is an elaborate example of the regional style of timber framing, with a highly decorated exterior and two brick chimney stacks, one of which is original.
		The audio tour at Stokesay will help you to imagine the castle as the centre of medieval life in the district.
		Access to castle via hardcore path through churchyard; kissing gate may be avoided by opening main gate.
	www.english-heritage.org.uk /filestore/visitsevents/asp/visits/Details.asp?Property_Id=355 (489 words)

	Stokesay Castle Cravan Arms Shropshire England English
		Stokesay Castle is a classic example of an early fortified manor house.
		At the other end of the hall is the solar and the isolated multiangulared south tower, crowned with its original battlements.
		Stokesay Castle is located south of Craven Arms, off the Shrewsbury to Ludlow road, which offers a fine view.
	www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_midlands/137/stokesaycastle.htm (143 words)

	hidden highway con’t (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The timberwork on the castle itself is a little older, dating back to the castle’s original construction in the 13th century.
		Other castles in the area include the dilapidated Castle Clun, a Norman fortress razed by the Welsh and Powis castle in Powys, Wales (no one can seem to pinpoint when the spelling changed).
		Castles and romantic relics of centuries of warfare appear on almost every hill, while every small town has a treasure or two in its midst.
	www.journeymagazine.ca /JFeatures/HH/HH2.html (660 words)

	Croft Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The castle was involved in the battle of Mortimer's Cross in 1461 when Sir Richard Croft set forth from it with his soldiers towards the battleground a few miles away.
		Restoration took place later in the 17th century when the castle was converted into a mansion but the Croft family sold the castle in 1746 due to financial presures.
		The castle was then further remodelled in the Gothic style by Richard Knight, the son of a mine owner from Shropsire.
	www.castlewales.com /croft.html (441 words)

	Worldisround - Trip around the United Kingdom - Day 20 - United Kingdom photos
		Stokesay Castle is located near to the South...
		Stokesay Castle lies in the valley of the River Onny and was built in...
		The castle remained the property of the Ludlow family for over 300...
	www.worldisround.com /articles/16258 (220 words)

	The Giants of Stokesay Castle
		This legend belongs to the area around Stokesay Castle in Shropshire, and was first recorded in Shropshire Folklore, A Sheaf of Gleanings by Burne and Jackson London 1883.
		This rituel of hurling the key between the hills went on for many years until one of the giants became careless and threw it too short, the key landing with a splash in Stokesay Castle moat.
		They searched as hard as they could to find it, wading through the water, feeling around the sticky mud at the bottom of the moat with their huge hands, but the key had disapeared in the depths, where it still lies to this day.
	www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /legends/stokesay_giants.html (399 words)

	Accommodation at The Stokesay Castle Inn, Shropshire, UK
		Accommodation at The Stokesay Castle Inn, Shropshire, UK Accommodation at Stokesay Castle Inn is in warm, comfortable rooms each decorated on a country theme with lovely pine furniture
		From the spacious, light and pretty 'honeymoon' suite to our rather unique room with its mischievous but friendly ghost, the choice is yours.
		All the comforts you would expect can be found at the Stokesay, with colour TV, direct dial telephone, hospitality tray and, of course, en-suite facilities.
	www.go2.co.uk /stokesaycastleinn/accom.html (124 words)

	Stokesay Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Within 20 years it was sold to the Craven family who let it out to tenants, the Baldwyns, who eventually took possession.
		The castle surrendered without fight to Parliamentary troops in 1645 during the Civil War and thus escaped serious damage.
		J D Allcroft purchased the castle in 1869 and he and his successors sympathetically preserved the buildings and first opened it to the public.
	www.thebournes.demon.co.uk /uk_stksy.htm (176 words)

	Stokesay Castle Restaurant, Reading, PA Fine Dining in a Unique Atmosphere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Stokesay Castle is proud to announce that we were voted
		Dine by candlelight in a storied replica of a 13th century Norman castle, nestled high on a quiet mountainside.
		Stokesay Castle, with its ten plus acres, takes great pride in its splendors.
	www.stokesaycastle.com (282 words)

	Welcome - Drive To - Great Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A replica of a 13th century Norman castle complete with dungeon and wine cellar.
		Built in 1931 as a honeymoon cottage, it closely duplicates the original Stokesay Castle built in 1240 in Shropshire, England.
		This Romanesque masterpiece is often visited by scholars from Europe who want to see first-hand what a castle must have looked like in its early years, before centuries of weather and man have worn it away.
	driveto.com /itin.cfm (559 words)

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