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Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston is a Norman fortification comprising a substantial earthwork mound with an accompanying bailey, situated in the parish of Willaston in Shropshire. The monument dates to the medieval period, consistent with the Norman castle-building programme that followed 1066, though the precise date of construction remains uncertain. The motte itself survives as a prominent raised platform, representing the characteristic defensive design of the early Norman period in which a wooden or stone tower would have occupied the summit. The castle's survival as an earthwork monument, despite the absence of recorded architectural remains, attests to the strategic importance of the location within the medieval landscape of Shropshire.
Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019656. View the official record →
Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston is a Norman fortification comprising a substantial earthwork mound with an accompanying bailey, situated in the parish of Willaston in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019656.
Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston 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 1019656.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle 100m north of The Hall, Sandford (2.3 km), Moated site and field system 380m south of Moat Farm, Wollerton Wood (4.9 km), Lighteach moated site and associated water management features (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.