Weoley Castle
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Weoley Castle is a suburb of Birmingham. It is located in the south-west of the city, and is surrounded by Selly Oak, Harborne, Bartley Green, Bournville and Northfield.
It is also the name of the ruins of a moated, fortified manor house (grid reference SP021826), owned and run as a Community Museum by Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery with access free of charge. The castle ruin is a Grade II listed building and the site became a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 1934.
[edit] External links
- Weoley Castle Library
- History of Weoley Castle
- A Concise History of Weoley Castle and Northfield
- Weoley Castle Community Website
- Images of England - details from listed building text
- This building is on the English Heritage - Buildings at Risk Register - link to entry (Buildings at Risk Register article)
