Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. The castle was built to obtain control of a key route between London and the Midlands during the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century. Robert of Mortain, William the Conqueror's half brother, was probably responsible for managing its construction, after which he became the castle's owner. The castle was surrounded by protective earthworks and a deer park for hunting. The castle became a new administrative centre of the former Anglo-Saxon settlement of Berkhamsted. Subsequent kings granted the castle to their chancellors. The castle was substantially expanded in the mid-12th century, probably by Thomas Becket.

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Berkhamsted motte and bailey castle
motte-and-bailey castle, ruins, United Kingdom, 
File:Berkhamsted Castle Jan 2007.jpg

• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Historic England research records page^@
• Castle Studies Group page^@ Berkhamsted Castle: Hunting for the missing hall and chamber
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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1981 Watford Museum

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1984 Woburn Heritage Centre

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1986 Headstone Manor and Museum

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1990 Potters Bar Museum

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1991 Amersham Museum

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1993 Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

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1993 Maidenhead Heritage Centre

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1996 Roald Dahl Children's Gallery

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2000 Elstree and Borehamwood Museum

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2000 Redbourn Museum

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2004 Amersham Fair Organ Museum

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2004 Chesham Museum

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2005 Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

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2007 The National Museum of Computing

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2009 Hertfordshire Fire Brigade Museum

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2009 Marlow Museum

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2016 Heath Robinson Musuem

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2019 National Paralympic Heritage Centre

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2020 Radlett and District Museum

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Frameless

Berkhamsted Castle - Ruins of the external walls, keeper's house, castle motte in background

Berkhamsted castle walls

Berkhamsted Castle in 1984

Berkhamsted Castle

Virgin Train, Castle

Berkhamsted Castle Wall

Berkhamsted Castle

Castle ruins

View from Motte

Castle Berkhamsted cz

• The Siege of Berkhampstead Castle in 1216 - scholarly article by J. Murray Kendall published January 1923 in Antiquaries Journal, Q1860
• Berkhampstead St Peter: Introduction, honour, manor and castle - chapter published in 1908, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Castle Studies Group page@	Berkhamsted Castle: Hunting for the missing hall and chamber	Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Someries Castle	ruins, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle	1066	Berkhamsted Castle	ruins, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Chenies Manor House	English country house, manor house, historic house museum, garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Dorneywood Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Whipsnade Tree Cathedral	war memorial, garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Ascott House	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		British Schools Museum	education museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway	heritage railway, ELR railway line section	Wikidata
site	museum		Cliveden	English country house, historic house museum, country house hotel	Wikidata
site	museum		Headstone Manor	manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Knebworth House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Leighton Buzzard Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Living Chair Museum	furniture museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Long Crendon Courthouse	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mill Green Museum and Working Mill	watermill, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Milton's Cottage	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Old Gorhambury House	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Shaw's Corner	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Albans Museum + Gallery	local authority museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Albans Organ Theatre	theatre building, music museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Albans Roman Wall	history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Thame Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tring Local History Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Verulamium Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Waddesdon Manor	English country house, historic house museum, history 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	1101	Woburn Abbey	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1611	Hatfield House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	Bletchley Park	tourist attraction, English country house, historic house museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1889	Natural History Museum at Tring	natural history museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1930	Wardown Park Museum	local museum, independent museum, historic house	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Whipsnade Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1939	Battle of Britain Bunker	bunker, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	Bedfordshire And Hertfordshire Regiment Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Stevenage Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Stockwood Discovery Centre	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1959	De Havilland Aircraft Museum	independent museum, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Stanley Spencer Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Pitstone Green Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Buckinghamshire Railway Centre	independent museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Woburn Safari Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	RAF Museum London	tourist attraction, military museum, aviation museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Chiltern Open Air Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	St Albans Musical Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	The History On Wheels Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Watford Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Woburn Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Headstone Manor and Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Potters Bar Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Amersham Museum	local museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Bushey Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Maidenhead Heritage Centre	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Roald Dahl Children's Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Haddenham Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Trenchard Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Elstree and Borehamwood Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Redbourn Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Amersham Fair Organ Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Chesham Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	The National Museum of Computing	charitable organization, computer museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Hertfordshire Fire Brigade Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Marlow Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Heath Robinson Musuem	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	National Paralympic Heritage Centre	museum, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2020	Radlett and District Museum	museum, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Berkhamsted Castle - Ruins of the external walls, keeper's house, castle motte in background		Commons
commons	image		Berkhamsted castle walls		Commons
commons	image		Berkhamsted Castle in 1984		Commons
commons	image		Berkhamsted Castle		Commons
commons	image		Virgin Train, Castle		Commons
commons	image		Berkhamsted Castle Wall		Commons
commons	image		Berkhamsted Castle		Commons
commons	image		Castle ruins		Commons
commons	image		View from Motte		Commons
commons	image		Castle Berkhamsted cz		Commons