TYRLEY CASTLE

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An 18th century farmhouse stands on the site of Tyrley castle. The castle built soon after the conquest by the Pantulfs, but is only documented from 1281 in the will of Ralph Le Botiler as an unfinished fortalice. Documented violent disputes between Botiler and the Cistercian Monks of Combermere Abbey, who were lords of Market Drayton, around 1280 alternatively suggests the castle might have actually been built in response to this conflict as the castle site is only 500m from the church of Market Drayton which was a focus of this dispute. A park was linked to the castle and had been in existence since the mid-13th century, which could alternatively mean that the castle was in fact a post-conquest fortification or that a high-status residence at the manor of Tyrley had preceded the building of the castle in the 1280s. The castle probably fell into disuse in the 14th century.

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(SJ 6788 3371) Tyrley Castle (NR) (1)

A farmhouse stands on the site of the castle (a) which was left unfinished by Ralph de Botillar, who died in 1281. (3) "There are no definite remains of earthworks." (2) (2-3)

Tyrley Castle is an 18th century red-brick farmhouse which incorporates some red-sandstone blocks. The latter is probably re-used material. The house stands on a natural ridge. Slopes shown to the north on OS 25" 19- are natural, marking the former south bank of the River Tern, and a fringe of slopes shown to the south of the house possibly results from gardening. I found nothing of archaeological interest in the area. (4)

Tyrley Castle was probably built soon after the Conquest by the Pantulfs. It was enlarged and improved in the last quarter of the 13th century when Wesh raids became troublesome and probably fell into disuse in the following century. (5)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1954

( 2) edited by William Page 1908 The Victoria history of the county of Stafford: volume one

The Victoria history of the counties of England (C Lynam) 1908 Page(s)370

( 3a) General reference

Inq 9 Edw I No 10

( 3) General reference

Ants of Salop 9 1859 193 (R W Eyton)

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F1 JR 04-APR-62

( 5b) General reference

Staf Hist Colls 1945-6 33-6

( 5) North Staffordshire journal of field studies

(L M Cantor) 6 - 1966 Page(s)45

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