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Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford

England
List entry 1019008
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019008
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.9 hectares
Grid reference
SO 73783 90742
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire. The monument comprises an earthwork motte with an adjoining bailey, typical of the castle typology established across England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The site's proximity to Quatford Church and its topographical setting suggest strategic importance within the medieval settlement hierarchy of the Severn valley. The earthwork survives as a substantial landscape feature demonstrating the military and administrative authority exercised by Norman lords over the English countryside during the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019008. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford?

Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019008.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford?

Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford 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 1019008.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Panpudding Hill: a ringwork and bailey castle 100m south of Bridgnorth Station (2.8 km), The Hermitage (2.9 km), Bridgnorth Castle (2.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Panpudding Hill: a ringwork and bailey castle 100m south of Bridgnorth Station
2.8 km
The Hermitage
2.9 km
Bridgnorth Castle
2.9 km
Medieval cross in Quatt churchyard
3.1 km
Medieval cross in Chelmarsh churchyard
3.4 km
Round barrow 65m south west of St Bartholomew's Church
4.3 km
Butter Cross 350m north west of Yewtree Cottage
5.2 km
Medieval cross in St Peter's churchyard
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford

Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford

WroxeterRoman town · ~15.5 milesWater EatonRoman town · ~16.1 milesDroitwichRoman town · ~19.4 milesWallRoman town · ~24.5 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~21.7 miles
Domesday entry for Quatford, Shropshire →
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