Stafford Castle

Stafford Castle is an ancient Grade II listed castle situated 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the town of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. From the time of the Norman Conquest and as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was the seat of the powerful Anglo-Norman Stafford family, feudal barons of Stafford, later Barons Stafford (1299) by writ, Earls of Stafford (1351) and Dukes of Buckingham (1444). The 14th-century stone keep was demolished in 1643, during the Civil War, having been held for the Royalists by Lady Isabel Stafford. The castle was remodelled in the early 19th century by the Jerningham family in the Gothic Revival style, on the foundations of the medieval structure, and incorporates much of the original stonework. Today the A518 Stafford-to-Newport Road passes next to it and it is a prominent local landmark visible from the M6 motorway and from the West Coast inter-city mainline.

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  Cannock Castle Ring ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Chartley Castle ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Caverswall Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed quadrangular castle in Staffordshire Moorlands, United Kingdom  

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  Hodnet Hall ⓘ
  country house and estate in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Amerton Railway ⓘ
  narrow gauge railway in England

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  Ancient High House ⓘ
  historic house in Stafford, England, United Kingdom

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  Apedale Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Blists Hill Victorian Town ⓘ
  Open-air museum in Telford, United Kingdom

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  Boscobel House ⓘ
  historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Chasewater Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Staffordshire, England

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  Chasewater Railway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron ⓘ
  Museum in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Darby Houses ⓘ
  Historic houses, now a museum, in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Enginuity ⓘ
  Interactive museum in Shropshire, England

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  Erasmus Darwin House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Lichfield, United Kingdom

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  Ford Green Hall ⓘ
  farmhouse and museum in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Foxfield Railway ⓘ
  railway near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

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  Locksmith's House ⓘ
  museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Masonic Museum of Staffordshire ⓘ
  museum in Stoke on Trent, England, UK

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  Moseley Old Hall ⓘ
  historic house and museum in Featherstone, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Museum of Cannock Chase ⓘ
  local museum in Hednesford, United Kingdom

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  Museum of the Gorge ⓘ
  museum in Ironbridge, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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  Norbury Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

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  Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life ⓘ
  museum in Uttoxeter, England, United Kingdom

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  Shugborough Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Colwich, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Spode Museum ⓘ
  pottery-industry museum

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  Staffordshire County Museum ⓘ
  museum in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Sudbury Hall ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  The Dudson Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK

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  Weston Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Westport Lake ⓘ
  lake in Stoke-on-Trent, UK

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  Whitmore Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Wolseley Centre ⓘ
  visitor centre in Staffordshire, UK

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  World of Wedgwood ⓘ
  visitor attraction in Stoke-on-Trent, England

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  Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed biographical museum in Lichfield, United Kingdom

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  Chillington Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Sunnycroft ⓘ
  Historic house museum in Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK

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  Wolverhampton Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in West Midlands, United Kingdom

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  Wightwick Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in the West Midlands, UK

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  Middleport Pottery (Burgess and Leigh) ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK  

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  Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Sandwell, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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  Bilston Craft Gallery ⓘ
  museum and library in Bilston, Wolverhampton  

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  Brampton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom

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  Arnold Bennett Museum ⓘ
  museum in Corbridge, England, UK

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  Coalport China Museum ⓘ
  Industry museum in Coalport, England, United Kingdom

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  Staffordshire Regiment Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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  Gladstone Pottery Museum ⓘ
  industrial museum in Staffordshire, England

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  National Trust Museum of Childhood ⓘ
  museum in Ashbourne, England, UK

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  Telford Steam Railway ⓘ
  heritage line in the UK

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  Royal Air Force Museum Cosford ⓘ
  military aviation museum at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England, UK

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  Lichfield Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in a church in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Walsall Leather Museum ⓘ
  municipal museum in Walsall, England, United Kingdom

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  Aston Manor Road Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Aldridge, England

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  Moorcroft Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK

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  Etruria Industrial Museum ⓘ
  museum in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  The New Art Gallery Walsall ⓘ
  Modern and contemporary art gallery in Walsall, England, United Kingdom

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  Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lichfield, England, UK

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  Market Drayton Museum And Resource Centre ⓘ
  museum in Market Drayton, England, UK

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  Jackfield Tile Museum ⓘ
  Museum of ceramic tile making, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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  Ashbourne Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England, UK

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1275 Caverswall Castle

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1707 Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum

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1724 Chillington Hall

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1880 Sunnycroft

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1884 Wolverhampton Art Gallery

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1887 Wightwick Manor

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1889 Middleport Pottery (Burgess and Leigh)

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1891 Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery

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1937 Bilston Craft Gallery

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1943 Brampton Museum

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1960 Arnold Bennett Museum

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1967 Coalport China Museum

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1969 Staffordshire Regiment Museum

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1974 Gladstone Pottery Museum

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1974 National Trust Museum of Childhood

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1976 Telford Steam Railway

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1979 Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

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1981 Lichfield Heritage Centre

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1988 Walsall Leather Museum

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1988 Aston Manor Road Transport Museum

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1989 Moorcroft Museum

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1991 Etruria Industrial Museum

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2000 The New Art Gallery Walsall

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2005 Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum

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2005 Market Drayton Museum And Resource Centre

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2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

2007 Jackfield Tile Museum

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2013 Ashbourne Heritage Centre

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Stafford castle tower interior

Stafford castle interior 2025

Stafford Castle

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Stafford Castle from Thorneyfields Lane

Stafford Castle in winter sunlight

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The keep, Stafford Castle

• Master John of Burcestre and the castles of Stafford and Maxstoke - scientific article published in 1993
• Saxon Burh and Royal Castle: Re-thinking Early Urban Space in Stafford - article published in 2008

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Cannock Castle Ring	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Chartley Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1275	Caverswall Castle	quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Hodnet Hall	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Amerton Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Ancient High House	house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Apedale Heritage Centre	mining museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Blists Hill Victorian Town	open-air museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Boscobel House	farmhouse, historic house museum, hunting lodge	Wikidata
site	museum		Chasewater Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Chasewater Railway Museum	independent museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron	industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Darby Houses	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Enginuity	technology museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Erasmus Darwin House	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ford Green Hall	farmhouse, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Foxfield Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Locksmith's House	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Masonic Museum of Staffordshire	Masonic museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Moseley Old Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Cannock Chase	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of the Gorge	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Norbury Manor	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Shugborough Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Spode Museum	industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Staffordshire County Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sudbury Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Dudson Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Weston Park	architectural structure, English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Westport Lake	lake, visitor center, local nature reserve	Wikidata
site	museum		Whitmore Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Wolseley Centre	nature reserve, visitor center	Wikidata
site	museum		World of Wedgwood	museum, tourist attraction, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1707	Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum	historic house museum, biographical museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1724	Chillington Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1880	Sunnycroft	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Wolverhampton Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1887	Wightwick Manor	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1889	Middleport Pottery (Burgess and Leigh)	living museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1891	Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Bilston Craft Gallery	public library, museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1943	Brampton Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Arnold Bennett Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Coalport China Museum	industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Staffordshire Regiment Museum	independent museum, regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Gladstone Pottery Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	National Trust Museum of Childhood	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Telford Steam Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Royal Air Force Museum Cosford	tourist attraction, military museum, aviation museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Lichfield Heritage Centre	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Walsall Leather Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Aston Manor Road Transport Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Moorcroft Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Etruria Industrial Museum	industry museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	The New Art Gallery Walsall	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Market Drayton Museum And Resource Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Jackfield Tile Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Ashbourne Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
commons	image		Stafford castle tower interior		Commons
commons	image		Stafford castle interior 2025		Commons
commons	image		Stafford Castle		Commons
commons	image		Stafford Castle		Commons
commons	image		Stafford Castle		Commons
commons	image		StaffordCastle2		Commons
commons	image		Stafford Castle from Thorneyfields Lane		Commons
commons	image		Stafford Castle in winter sunlight		Commons
commons	image		Stafford Castle		Commons
commons	image		The keep, Stafford Castle		Commons