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Pleshey is a historic village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England, 6 miles north-west of Chelmsford itself. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 307.
Holy Trinity Church, Pleshey (Photo taken from Holy Trinity Church Facebook page)
The motte and 15th-century brick bridge at Pleshey Castle
Thatched houses in Pleshey
Pleshey Castle
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Pleshey Castle is a man-made motte and bailey castle in Pleshey in Essex, England. It was built in the 11th century and it is one of the best preserved motte and bailey castles in England.
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…unfurnished walls, Unpeopled offices, untrodden stones? (Richard II, Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 65–69) Pleshey Castle The motte and 15th-century brick bridge at Pleshey Castle Pleshey Castle's earliest documentary reference dates from 1143, but archaeological excavation has shown that the castle was most likely completed…
Castle motte with its medieval brick bridge at centre