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In the 1880s W.S. Symonds wrote a historical romance called Hanley Castle, which was set during the English Civil War (mid-17th century): ...After this, Hanley Castle became a favourite residence of the Beauchamps.
- Hanley Castle (castle)
Hanley Castle was a Norman castle that stood to the south of...
- Hanley Castle (castle)
Hanley Castle was a Norman castle that stood to the south of the present-day site of the village of Hanley Castle, which lies 2 km north of Upton-upon-Severn, in the county of Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.
Jun 30, 2009 · Abstract: A woodland manor in the west of Worcestershire, Hanley was held by the Crown from 1075, and then by wealthy magnates from 1217. The Anglo-Saxon landscape, in spite of considerable woodland, gave scope for the farming communities described in the region in Domesday Book.
Sep 29, 2024 · Hanley Castle, which appears to have been known alternatively as Potters' Hanley, is a large parish, and until 1894, when the parish of Malvern Wells was formed from it, stretched from the River Severn on the east to the Malvern Hills on the west.
The prestige of Hanley was strengthened at the beginning of the 13th century when King John built a castle to serve more as a hunting lodge, with a deer park and fishponds, than a fortress.
Sep 30, 2024 · Hanley existed as a vill in the early 13th century. (fn. 5) In the early 18th century it was still 'a humble collection of dwellings' which lay chiefly around Upper Green (at the junction of Keelings Lane and the present Town Road), and Lower Green (the later Market Square).
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Hanley Castle is a village and parish in the Pershore Hundred of Worcestershire, between the towns of Malvern and Upton upon Severn and a short distance from the River Severn. It forms part of the informal region known as The Malverns.
