Bampton Castle, Oxfordshire

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Bampton Castle was in the village of Bampton, Oxfordshire (grid reference SP310031).

Differing accounts of its origin exist. One states that in about 1142 during the reign of Stephen, Matilda built a motte castle.[1] Another states that in 1314–15, during the reign of Edward II, Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, obtained a license from the king to "make a castle of his house at Bampton."[2]

The castle was demolished before 1789[2] but parts of its structure have been incorporated into a house, Ham Court, which is a Grade II* listed building.[3]

There is an RAF communications station nearby which is called RAF Bampton Castle.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 183. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3. 
  2. ^ a b c History. Bampton Oxfordshire. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  3. ^ Images of England: Ham Court. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.


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Coordinates: 51.72577° N 1.55259° W