Jordan's Castle is a former fortified manor house site and possible ringwork castle, located near Wellow, Nottinghamshire, England.
Jordan's Castle | |
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Location | Wellow, Nottinghamshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°11′30.120″N 0°59′7.242″W / 53.19170000°N 0.98534500°W |
Built | 13th century |
Originally owned by the Foliot family. Jordan Foliot was given license to crenellate his manor in 1264.[1][2]
Citations
edit- ^ Throsby 1796, pp. 199–203.
- ^ Osborne 2014, p. viii.
References
edit- Throsby, John (1796). "Welley, Grymston". Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire: volume 3: Republished with large additions by John Throsby. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Osborne, Mike (2014). Defending Nottinghamshire: The Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Present. The History Press. ISBN 9780750957137.