Thornbury Castle

Thornbury Castle is a Tudor castle in the town of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, England, erected next to the parish church of St Mary. Construction was begun in 1511 as a further residence for Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478–1521), of Stafford Castle in Staffordshire. It is not a true military fortress but rather an early example of a Tudor country house, with minimal defensive attributes.

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  Grade I listed building in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  Grade I listed castle in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom  

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  castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK  

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  castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  St Briavels Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Forest of Dean, United Kingdom  

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  Westbury Court Garden ⓘ
  Historic water garden in Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Westonbirt House ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in Cotswold, United Kingdom

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  Acton Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Ashton Court ⓘ
  mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England

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  Avon Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the United Kingdom

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  Bath Aqua Theatre of Glass ⓘ
  arts centre and museum in Bath, England, UK

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  Blaise Castle House ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths ⓘ
  archaeological museum in Newport, Wales

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  Caldicot Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

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  Castle Farm Folk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Chippenham, England, UK

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  Charles Wesley's House ⓘ
  building in Bristol, England, UK

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  Chavenage House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Clearwell Caves ⓘ
  cave system in Clearwell, England

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  Coleford Great Western Railway Museum ⓘ
  Railway museum in Coleford, England

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  Dean Forest Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Dean Heritage Centre ⓘ
  industrial heritage centre and museum in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  country house and park in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Glenside Hospital Museum ⓘ
  hospital museum in Stapleton, Bristol, United Kingdom

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  Hopewell Colliery - Museum And Working Mine ⓘ
  museum in Coleford, England, UK

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  Jane Austen Centre ⓘ
  permanent exhibition in Bath, UK

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  Matthew ⓘ
  1996 replica caravel, ship located in Bristol, UK  

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  Newark Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Cotswold, United Kingdom

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  No. 1 Royal Crescent ⓘ
  Grade I listed museum in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK

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  Red Lodge Museum, Bristol ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Bristol, United Kingdom

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  Sally Lunns Historic Eating House & Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, UK

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  SS Great Britain ⓘ
  1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom  

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  Usk Rural Life Museum ⓘ
  museum in Usk

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  Winterbourne House ⓘ
  country house in Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Clevedon Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in North Somerset, England, UK

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  Owlpen Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Stroud District, United Kingdom

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  Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum

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  Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution ⓘ
  library and museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Bristol Zoo ⓘ
  zoo and gardens in Bristol, England

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  Royal West of England Academy ⓘ
  art gallery in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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  National Roman Legion Museum ⓘ
  museum in Caerleon, Newport, Wales  

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  Tyntesfield ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in North Somerset, England, UK

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  Woodchester Mansion ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Stroud District, United Kingdom

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  Holburne Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Roman Baths ⓘ
  museum and site in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Victoria Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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  Monmouth Museum ⓘ
  museum in Monmouth, UK  

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  Lydney Park Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ayleburton, England, UK

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  Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, UK

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  Arnolfini ⓘ
  arts centre and gallery in Bristol, UK

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  Fashion Museum ⓘ
  museum of costume in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Bath at Work ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Bath Postal Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Herschel Museum of Astronomy ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Chepstow Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Chepstow

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  Museum of Bath Architecture ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Dr Jenner's House ⓘ
  museum in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Thornbury and District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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  Castle and Regimental Museum, Monmouth ⓘ
  military museum in Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Kingswood Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of East Asian Art ⓘ
  museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults ⓘ
  museum in Bath Abbey, Bath, England, UK

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  Yate Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Noah's Ark Zoo Farm ⓘ
  Creationist zoo

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  We The Curious ⓘ
  science centre in Bristol, UK

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  Frenchay Village Museum ⓘ
  museum in Frenchay, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Friends of the Newport Ship ⓘ
  heritage centre in Newport

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  Oakham Treasures ⓘ
  museum in Portbury, Bristol, England, UK

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  M Shed ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, UK

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  Bristol Zoo Project ⓘ
  wildlife conservation park in South Gloucestershire, England

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  Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, UK

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  Aerospace Bristol ⓘ
  aerospace museum at Filton, United Kingdom

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  George Müller Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, United Kingdom

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  Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein ⓘ
  museum and attraction in Bath, Somerset, England, UK

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1937 Lydney Park Museum

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1958 Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol

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1961 Arnolfini

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1963 Fashion Museum

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1978 Museum of Bath at Work

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1979 Bath Postal Museum

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1981 Herschel Museum of Astronomy

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1982 Chepstow Museum

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1984 Museum of Bath Architecture

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1985 Dr Jenner's House

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1986 Thornbury and District Museum

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1989 Castle and Regimental Museum, Monmouth

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1991 Kingswood Heritage Museum

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1993 Museum of East Asian Art

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1994 Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults

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1995 Yate Heritage Centre

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2000 Frenchay Village Museum

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2002 Friends of the Newport Ship

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2008 Oakham Treasures

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2011 M Shed

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2013 Bristol Zoo Project

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2013 Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol

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2017 Aerospace Bristol

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2019 George Müller Museum

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2021 Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein

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Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire. (BM 1889,0603.125)

John Inigo Richards - Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire - B1986.29.461 - Yale Center for British Art

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Thornbury Castle

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• Thornbury Castle - Renaissance Palace or stronghold of a feudal baron? - scientific article published on January 2005, online
• From Chilham via Caernarfon to Thornbury: The rise of the polygonal tower - scientific article published on December 2015, online
• Thornbury Castle - article published in the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society in 1977

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Caldicot Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Raglan Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Thornbury Castle	castle, country house hotel	Wikidata
site	castle	1001	Goodrich Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1060	Monmouth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Berkeley Castle	castle, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Chepstow Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1292	St Briavels Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Westbury Court Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Westonbirt House	garden, English country house	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		Blaise Castle House	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Caldicot Castle Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Castle Farm Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Charles Wesley's House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chavenage House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Clearwell Caves	mining museum, show cave	Wikidata
site	museum		Coleford Great Western Railway Museum	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dean Forest Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Dean Heritage Centre	mining museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dyrham Park	park, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glenside Hospital Museum	museum, hospital museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hopewell Colliery - Museum And Working Mine	mining museum, coal mine	Wikidata
site	museum		Jane Austen Centre	literary museum, biographical museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Matthew	caravel, museum ship, ship replica	Wikidata
site	museum		Newark Park	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	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		Usk Rural Life Museum	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Winterbourne House	university museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1320	Clevedon Court	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1616	Owlpen Manor	English country house, historic house museum, country house	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	1850	National Roman Legion Museum	museum, national museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1863	Tyntesfield	architectural structure, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1870	Woodchester Mansion	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1882	Holburne Museum	art museum, museum building	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	1924	Monmouth Museum	local museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Lydney Park 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	1963	Fashion Museum	fashion 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	1982	Chepstow Museum	organization, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Museum of Bath Architecture	building, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Dr Jenner's House	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Thornbury and District Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Castle and Regimental Museum, Monmouth	regimental museum, independent 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	1998	Noah's Ark Zoo Farm	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	We The Curious	science center	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Frenchay Village Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Friends of the Newport Ship	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Oakham Treasures	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	M Shed	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Bristol Zoo Project	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Aerospace Bristol	aviation 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		Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire. (BM 1889,0603.125)		Commons
commons	image		John Inigo Richards - Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire - B1986.29.461 - Yale Center for British Art		Commons
commons	image		Thornbury.castle.west.front.arp.750pix		Commons
commons	image		Thornbury.chimney.detail.arp.750pix		Commons
commons	image		Thornbury.castle.from.church.arp.750pix		Commons
commons	image		Thornbury Castle		Commons
commons	image		Thornbury Castle		Commons
commons	image		Thornbury Castle3		Commons
commons	image		Thornbury Castle1		Commons
commons	image		Thornbury Castle2		Commons