2022
SO3677 : Earthworks at Hopton Castle
taken 3 years ago, near to Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England
Earthworks at Hopton Castle
Earthworks around the bailey on the site of Hopton Castle. The castle was the site of a siege during the English Civil War. The Welsh Marches was largely Royalist however Hopton Castle was held for Parliament by Samuel More and defended by 31 Parliamentarian men and was besieged in 1644 by Sir Michael Woodhouse, with a force of about 500. Eventually those inside agreed to surrender, however, no quarter was given all bar Col More were killed, though detail of what actually happened vary. As a result the expression 'Hopton Quarter' became a saying for giving no quarter. The castle is Grade I listed, see: Link
Hopton Castle
Hopton Castle was not a castle in the strictest sense, but a medieval tower house built on the site of an earlier Norman motte and bailey castle by Walter de Hopton in the early 14th century. It did however see action in the English Civil War when it was defended by a Parliamentary force of 31 men in 1644. They held out for five weeks but eventually surrendered only to be brutally murdered by the Royalist soldiers. Today the castle is owned and managed by the Hopton Castle Preservation Trust; entry is free but donations are requested.
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- Grid Square
- SO3677, 78 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Philip Halling (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 14 March, 2022 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 18 March, 2022
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SO 3664 7791 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:23.7315N 2:55.9543W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SO 3666 7791
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
