Moreton Corbet Castle, 1066 to 1700

English-built castle

Morton Corbet explores the previously obscure history of this interesting apparently English-built castle. The story of the early changes of ownership from the Verleys and the English thegns Hunning and Wulfgeat to the families of Toret and Chetwynd is explored and the castle's only medieval siege of 1215 explained. In 1235 the castle passed into the hands of the Corbets of Wattlesborough, whose descendants still own the castle today. In the sixteenth century the castle was remodelled as an Elizabethan house before before much of it was demolished when the new mansion was built in the 1580's. At least four sieges occurred here in the civil war.

British Castles Series

The first of the British Castles Series to be home-published was Clun Castle in 1994. This was a successful comprehensive history based solely on original Anglo-Welsh manuscripts. Since this 32 more followed making up the present collection in the British Castles Series. Professionals and individuals find them useful for their research and interest purposes in medieval history, archaeology, genealogy, and family and local history.

By Paul Martin Remfry

Publisher: SCS Publishing, 1999
ISBN: 1899376402

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