Grid reference SO4870
near to Batchcott, Shropshire, England
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The churchyard, Richard's Castle
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Richards Castle
Richards Castle, ditch around motte. This was built by the Normans before the Conquest. smr record at Link
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Richard's Castle
Looking down on Herefordshire Richard's Castle from Hanway Common, with St Bartholomew's Church and its detached bell tower on the left.
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Richards Castle (Wall #1)
Here is one of the walls at the castle, however it seems like this one has sunk overtime. I'm also taller than this wall, too!
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Sunken lane, Hanway Common
Deeply sunken lane serving Hanway Common. The leaf litter on the surface hides quite deep water and mud. Wellies recommended.
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Castle Road near Richards Castle
Approaching the village, in the 'burbs.
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St Bartholomew, Richards Castle
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Rock
Crossroads in Richard's Castle, between the site of the medieval town and the modern village. There is a limestone crag in the shadows behind the signpost.
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Path to St. Bartholomew's Church (Richard's Castle)
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The motte, Richards Castle
An impressive old motte.
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Hanway Common
Large area of the dip slope of the Ludlow Anticline that is outwith the deer park, its also in Shropshire and has avoided the forestry. Until the late 1960s it was arable and very productive, a practice introduced in wartime. Since then it... (more)
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Church House, Richards Castle
Church House is a timber-framed house dating from the 17th century near St Bartholomew's church at Richards Castle. The house is Grade II listed.
Historic England description
Farmhouse. Late C16 to early C17, extended late C17... (more)
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