Wardour Castle
| Wardour Castle | |
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Ruins of Old Wardour Castle
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 Location within Wiltshire
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Wardour, Wiltshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°02′11″N 2°05′20″W / 51.0365°N 2.0888°W |
| Completed | fourteenth century |
| Demolished | damaged 1644 |
| Client | John, the fifth Baron Lovell |
Coordinates: 51°02′11″N 2°05′20″W / 51.0365°N 2.0888°W
Wardour Castle is located at Wardour, on the boundaries of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury. The castle was built in the 1390s and partially destroyed in 1643 and 1644 during the English Civil War. It is managed by English Heritage who have designated it as a grade I listed building, and is open to the public.
The castle was built on land previously owned by the St Martin family, but when Sir Lawrence de St Martin died in 1385 it was handed over to John, the fifth Baron Lovell for reasons unknown. It was built using locally quarried Tisbury greensand, with William Wynford as the master mason, after Baron Lovell had been granted permission by Richard II in 1392. It was inspired by the hexagonal castles then in fashion in parts of the Continent, particularly in France; but its own six-sided design is unique in Britain, as is its inclusion of several self-contained guest suites.
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