Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle, sometimes called Farleigh Castle or Farley Castle, is a medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England. The castle was built in two phases: the inner court was constructed between 1377 and 1383 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, who made his fortune as steward to John of Gaunt. The castle was built to a quadrangular design, already slightly old-fashioned, on the site of an existing manor house overlooking the River Frome. A deer park was attached to the castle, requiring the destruction of the nearby village. Sir Thomas's son, Sir Walter Hungerford, a knight and leading courtier to Henry V, became rich during the Hundred Years War with France and extended the castle with an additional, outer court, enclosing the parish church in the process. By Walter's death in 1449, the substantial castle was richly appointed, and its chapel decorated with murals.

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Farleigh Castle; Farley Castle
quadrangular castle, historic house museum, independent museum, 

• Historic England research records page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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Farley-Castle 1830

Tower of Farleigh Castle

Gateway of Farleigh Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Priest's House at Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle - Wall Painting in Chapel

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Castle

• Farleigh Hungerford Castle - guidebook published in 1946, online
• The Anthropoid Coffins at Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset - scientific article published in June 2009
• The Chantry Priests' House at Farleigh Hungerford Castle - scientific article published in January 1975

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		Nunney Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1383	Farleigh Hungerford Castle	quadrangular castle, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Corsham Court	garden, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Milton Lodge	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Stourhead	English garden, tourist attraction, historic house, estate	Wikidata
site	garden	1750	Prior Park Landscape Garden	English garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Acton Court	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ashton Court	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Avon Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Bath Aqua Theatre of Glass	museum, art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum		Castle Cary and District Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Castle Farm Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Charles Wesley's House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dyrham Park	park, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fox Talbot Museum	building, biographical museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Frome Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glenside Hospital Museum	museum, hospital museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Jane Austen Centre	literary museum, biographical museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Matthew	caravel, museum ship, ship replica	Wikidata
site	museum		No. 1 Royal Crescent	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Red Lodge Museum, Bristol	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sally Lunns Historic Eating House & Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		SS Great Britain	museum ship, preserved watercraft, steamship, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Bishop's Palace and Gardens	episcopal palace, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Wiltshire Regimental Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Trowbridge Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Westwood Manor	manor house, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Winterbourne House	university museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1201	Lacock Abbey	museum, abbey	Wikidata
site	museum	1823	Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery	museum, art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1824	Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution	library, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1836	Bristol Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1844	Royal West of England Academy	art museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1873	Wiltshire Museum	museum, local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1882	Holburne Museum	art museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1893	Wells and Mendip Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1897	Roman Baths	museum, tourist attraction, architectural structure, museum building, thermae, ancient Roman structure	Wikidata
site	museum	1900	Victoria Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Calne Heritage Centre	Carnegie library, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1926	Cave Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Arnolfini	movie theater, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	American Museum and Gardens	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Fashion Museum	fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Longleat Safari and Adventure Park	zoo, tourist attraction, safari park	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Mere Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Museum of Bath at Work	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Bath Postal Museum	postal museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Herschel Museum of Astronomy	astronomical museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Museum of Bath Architecture	building, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Bruton Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Radstock Museum	mining museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Bradford On Avon Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Kingswood Heritage Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Museum of East Asian Art	art museum, charitable organization, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Yate Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Chippenham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	We The Curious	science center	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Frenchay Village Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	M Shed	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Museum of Bath Stone	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	George Müller Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein	museum, attraction	Wikidata
commons	image		Farley-Castle 1830		Commons
commons	image		Tower of Farleigh Castle		Commons
commons	image		Gateway of Farleigh Castle		Commons
commons	image		Farleigh Hungerford Castle		Commons
commons	image		Priest's House at Farleigh Hungerford Castle		Commons
commons	image		Farleigh Hungerford Castle		Commons
commons	image		Farleigh Hungerford Castle		Commons
commons	image		Farleigh Hungerford Castle - Wall Painting in Chapel		Commons
commons	image		Farleigh Hungerford Castle		Commons
commons	image		Farleigh Castle		Commons