Stokesay
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Stokesay is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is just south of Craven Arms on the A49
Church of St John the Baptist, Stokesay
The castle viewed from the churchyard
Stokesay Castle
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Stokesay Castle is one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England, and situated at Stokesay in Shropshire. It was largely built in its present form in the late 13th century by Laurence
Stokesay
…well-populated manor; neighbouring Aldon manor was also well-populated. Stokesay formed part of the Saxon hundred of Culvestan. Stokesay is famous for Stokesay Castle, a fortified manor house and one of the best preserved and oldest examples of the type in the country. The hamlet, which even today comprises just a…
Stokesay Castle, viewed from the church yard, showing the north tower in the foreground
The castle viewed from the west, with the south tower to the right
The courtyard, with the 13th-century south tower and solar block (l), the church (c) and the 17th-century wood and plaster gatehouse (r)
The solar, featuring 17th-century wood panelling