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Sleaford Castle

England
List entry 1013527
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013527
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.56 hectares
Grid reference
TF 06456 45558
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sleaford Castle is a Norman castle situated in Lincolnshire, dating to the twelfth century. The site consists of substantial earthwork remains forming a motte-and-bailey fortification, with the motte representing the primary defensive feature. The castle was built by the bishops of Lincoln and served as an important ecclesiastical stronghold in medieval Lincolnshire. Though the castle declined in significance after the medieval period, the earthwork remains survive as testament to Norman military architecture and the strategic ambitions of the Church in the East Midlands.

Sleaford Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013527. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Sleaford Castle?

Sleaford Castle is a Norman castle situated in Lincolnshire, dating to the twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013527.

Who is responsible for protecting Sleaford Castle?

Sleaford Castle 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 1013527.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sleaford Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow in Aswarby Park (5.4 km), Hall Close moated manorial complex (5.6 km), Packhorse bridge, Northbeck (5.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Barrow in Aswarby Park
5.4 km
Hall Close moated manorial complex
5.6 km
Packhorse bridge, Northbeck
5.7 km
Medieval fishpond complex 250m south of Laurels Farm
7.8 km
Castle Hills ringwork and bailey
8.2 km
Buried remains of medieval church and churchyard at Dembleby House Farm
8.2 km
Post medieval formal garden remains and medieval enclosures, Manor Farm
9.5 km
Moated site, Newton
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sleaford Castle

Sleaford Castle stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Sleaford Castle

AncasterRoman town · ~5.2 milesLincolnRoman town · ~17.1 milesThorpeRoman town · ~19.2 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~21 miles
Domesday entry for Sleaford, Lincolnshire →
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