Whittington, Shropshire

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Whittington is a village, near Oswestry, in Shropshire, England.

Whittington dates from the dark ages as a stronghold although it was not included in the Doomsday Book.

Whittington was granted to William Peverel as a simple wooden motte-and-bailey after the Norman conquest. It was held by his decscendants the FitWarins (alias FitzWarrens) until it was raided by the Welsh and granted to Roger Powys by King Henry II. It remained in the Powys family until King John granted it back to the FitzWarin family, apparently the famous Fulk FitzWarin of well-known legend. In 1221, Henry III gave permission for the castle to be re-built in stone and it stayed with the FitzWarins until the male line ended a few hundred years later. It was captured by Llywelyn the Great in 1223 but was handed back the same year. The castle ruins still exist today and are currently being renovated (2006) with a grant from the Lottery fund. It is now due to reopen in spring 2007. Part of the Wittington parish includes Park Hall. This was previously an army training camp, but now is wholly residential and farming land.