Hanley Castle (structure)
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Hanley Castle stood to the south of the village of Hanley Castle which lies north of Upton-upon-Severn in the county of Worcestershire (grid reference SO837415).
It was built by King John between 1206 and 1212. In 1216 it was given by Henry III to Gilbert de Clare and it remained in the de Clare family until 1314. After that there was a succession of owners until the castle was surrendered with the manor to the Crown in 1487. After this the castle fell into decay. The masonry of the only remaining tower is said to have been removed in 1795 by to repair the bridge at Upton upon Severn.
No traces of the building now remain. A modern house which stood on some portion of the site was destroyed by fire in January 1904.
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- Hanley Castle 1
- Hanley Castle 2
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
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