Wallingford Castle

Wallingford Castle is a medieval castle situated in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire, adjacent to the River Thames. Established in the 11th century as a motte-and-bailey design within an Anglo-Saxon burgh, it grew to become what historian Nicholas Brooks has described as "one of the most powerful royal castles of the 12th and 13th centuries". Held for the Empress Matilda during the civil war years of the Anarchy, it survived multiple sieges and was never taken. Over the next two centuries it became a luxurious castle, used by royalty and their immediate family. After being abandoned as a royal residence by Henry VIII, the castle fell into decline. Refortified during the English Civil War, it was eventually slighted, i.e. deliberately destroyed, after being captured by Parliamentary forces after a long siege. The site was subsequently left relatively undeveloped, and the limited remains of the castle walls and the considerable earthworks are now open to the public.

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Wallingford Castle ⓘ
castle in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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1067 Wallingford Castle

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archaeological excavation

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archaeological excavation

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archaeological excavation

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archaeological excavation

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1348 Greys Court

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1386 Donnington Castle

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1678 Abingdon County Hall Museum

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1683 Ashmolean Museum

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1683 History of Science Museum

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1770 Basildon Park

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1860 Oxford University Museum of Natural History

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1883 Reading Museum

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1884 Pitt Rivers Museum

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1904 West Berkshire Museum

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1922 Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology

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1951 Museum of English Rural Life

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1954 Pendon Museum

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1962 Stanley Spencer Gallery

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1967 Didcot Railway Centre

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1968 Bate Collection of Musical Instruments

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1968 Christ Church Picture Gallery

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1975 British Tattoo History Museum

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1975 Museum of Oxford

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1978 Wallingford Museum

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1985 Thames Valley Police Museum

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1992 Bucklebury Farm Park

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1993 Maidenhead Heritage Centre

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1993 The Living Rainforest

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1997 Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum

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1998 Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum

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1998 Haddenham Museum

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1998 River and Rowing Museum

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2002 Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry

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2003 The Story Museum

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2009 Marlow Museum

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2010 Old Chapel Textile Centre

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2014 Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection

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Wallingford Castle Motte

View from Wallingford Castle

St Nicholas Wallingford Castle

Town welcome

Wallingford castle 14

Castle ramparts

Wallingford castle 9

Pond near the moat

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Wallingford castle 4

Excavations at Wallingford Castle 1965: an Interim Report - scientific article published in 1966, online
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Wallingford - encyclopedia article, English, 1923
The borough of Wallingford: Introduction and castle - chapter published in 1923, 2015, online
The Archaeology of Wallingford Castle: a summary of the current state of knowledge - chapter published in 2015, 2010, online
Micropalaeontology reveals the source of building materials for a defensive earthwork (English Civil War?) at Wallingford Castle, Oxfordshire - , 2010
Mapping Wallingford castle - scientific article published in 2010, 2015, online
The impact of the Civil War on Wallingford, Castle and town - chapter published in 2015, English, 1995
Containing Wallingford Castle, 1146–1153 - article published in 1995, 2015, online
'Most securely fortified': Wallingford Castle 1071-1540 - , English, 2015, online
A tale of two towns and two castles: Nottingham and Wallingford compared - chapter of Wallingford: The Castle and the Town in Context published in 2015, 2014
Castle, burh and borough: unravelling an urban landscape of power at Wallingford - scientific article published in 2014, 2013
Wallingford: Place, Space, and Defence - , 2015
Castle, landscape and townscape in thirteenth-century England: Wallingford, Oxfordshire and the 'princely building strategies' of Richard, Earl of Cornwall - chapter published in 2015, 1960
Wallingford castle in the reign of King Stephen - article published in 1960, 1888, online
Brian Fitz-Count: A Story of Wallingford Castle and Dorchester Abbey - Augustine David Crake 1888, 2015
Fortunes of War: Safe-Guarding Wallingford Castle and Honour 1135–60 - scientific article published in 2015, Q1860, 2012
Wallingford burh to borough research project & the Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society. Civil War Bastion at the Barbican at Wallingford Castle, South Oxfordshire - article published in 2012, 2013, online
Transforming Townscapes: From burh to borough: the archaeology of Wallingford, AD 800–1400 - book published in 2013, 2015
Two Tudor surveys of Wallingford Castle from the Rotulus de Wallingfordia - chapter of Wallingford: The Castle and the Town in Context published in 2015
Wallingford: The Castle and the Town in Context - book published in 2015
Urban castles in the Middle Ages: Wallingford in Context - chapter published in 2015
The last stand: Wallingford castle and the Civil War. Images and insights from archaeology - chapter published in 2015, English, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

link	page		Historic England research records page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page^@		Wikidata
site	castle		Newbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Wallingford Castle	castle, archaeological site, concentric castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1348	Greys Court	quadrangular castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1386	Donnington Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Boarstall Tower	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway	heritage railway, ELR railway line section	Wikidata
site	museum		Cholsey and Wallingford Railway	heritage railway, railway line	Wikidata
site	museum		Cole Museum of Zoology	university museum, zoological museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dorchester Abbey Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Living Chair Museum	furniture museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Long Crendon Courthouse	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mapledurham House	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Berkshire Aviation	aviation museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Shaw House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Stonor Park	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Stratfield Saye House	military museum, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Thame Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Nature Discovery Centre	nature center	Wikidata
site	museum		Waddesdon Manor	English country house, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		West Wycombe Park	English country house, historic house museum, estate	Wikidata
site	museum		Wycombe Museum	local museum, independent museum, furniture museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1678	Abingdon County Hall Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1683	Ashmolean Museum	museum, art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1683	History of Science Museum	museum, university museum, academic archive, history of science museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1770	Basildon Park	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1860	Oxford University Museum of Natural History	museum, university museum, natural history museum, academic archive	Wikidata
site	museum	1883	Reading Museum	local museum, museum building, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Pitt Rivers Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	West Berkshire Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1922	Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology	university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1951	Museum of English Rural Life	archive, university museum, academic archive, agricultural museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Pendon Museum	museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Stanley Spencer Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Didcot Railway Centre	independent museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Bate Collection of Musical Instruments	university museum, collection	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Christ Church Picture Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	British Tattoo History Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Museum of Oxford	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Wallingford Museum	local museum, independent museum, house, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Thames Valley Police Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Bucklebury Farm Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Maidenhead Heritage Centre	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	The Living Rainforest	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum	museum, archive	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Haddenham Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	River and Rowing Museum	local museum, maritime museum, independent museum, sports museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	The Story Museum	museum, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Marlow Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Old Chapel Textile Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Wallingford Castle Motte		Commons
commons	image		View from Wallingford Castle		Commons
commons	image		St Nicholas Wallingford Castle		Commons
commons	image		Town welcome		Commons
commons	image		Wallingford castle 14		Commons
commons	image		Castle ramparts		Commons
commons	image		Wallingford castle 9		Commons
commons	image		Pond near the moat		Commons
commons	image		Wallingford castle 10		Commons
commons	image		Wallingford castle 4		Commons

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