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Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in the market town of Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. The site consists of an earthwork mound with a surrounding bailey, typical of the defensive structures raised in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is thought to date from the late eleventh or twelfth century. The castle's earthworks remain visible as landscape features, demonstrating the characteristic motte and bailey layout that was prevalent during the medieval period before the development of stone fortifications. Associated with the site is a fishpond, an important medieval resource often constructed as part of the wider medieval settlement and reflecting the economic and domestic life of Norman-period communities.
Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014747. View the official record →
Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in the market town of Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014747.
Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpond is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014747.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m north west of Ranger's Lodge in Cornbury Park (8.3 km), Ascott d'Oyley 12th century motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks (8.4 km), Ascott Earl motte and bailey castle (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpond's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpond stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.