#Moreton Corbet Castle

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Moreton Corbet Castle, England.

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[griffinrampant]

Arms of Robert Corbet from the Dering Roll (c. 1270-1300)

Blazon: Or two crows (corbies) close in pale sable

The Corbets are a fairly long line of barons and baronets in Shropshire. The line goes back (only a little bit broken) to Roger and Robert FitzCorbet in the Domesday Book of 1086. The Corbet family eventually ended up giving their name to the town of Moreton Toret, where their castle was located. It is now Moreton Corbet. The term “corbet” or “corbie” is derived from the Anglo-Norman “corb,” or “crow,” making these canting arms - and an excellent refutation of anyone who wants to say that canting arms are somehow less prestigious.

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[thomasbombadilius]

Incredibly misty but lovely day out with @megolass__ going around Moreton Corbet Castle and Haughmond Hill! #discovershropshire #moretoncorbetcastle #haughmondhill #shropshire (at Haughmond Hill) https://www.instagram.com/tom.l.jennings/p/CYrVd9CMves/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[lizcallanposts]

Moreton Corbet with Lizzie (at Moreton Corbet Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8OHkAHyiZ/?igshid=1hsx7v8z867e

[roseshavethoughts]

It has been to long since visiting #moretoncorbetcastle . . . (#shrewsbury #shawbury #shropshire #ruin #urbandecay #ruins #oldbuilding #england #uk #unitedkingdom #britain #architecture #travel #wanderlust #ilovetravel #travelphotography #travelblogger #fallendown #abandonedplaces #abandoned ) (at Moreton Corbet Castle) https://www.instagram.com/rht_stephen/p/BwNmCSKn494/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ror5g3gfgwme

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[erush10]

Abandoned Medieval Moreton Corbet Castle Shropshire, England in fog [3840x2160]

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Moreton Corbet Castle - 15 by Dave Collier Via Flickr: Site of the Great Hall. The first castle built on the site by the Torets family, in about 1100, was probably constructed entirely with timber. Construction of the stone castle began in around 1200. Sir Robert Corbet built a Medieval range in 1579, though it was severely damaged in the 1640s during the Civil War. It was repaired but the castle was abandoned as a residence in the 18th century.

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My thanks to Paul Andruss for letting me use this photograph from Moreton Corbet castle. It was built in the 1100s then became an Elizabethan Manor House with the great big windows (like Hardwick Hall). Glass was taxed so the super-rich liked to use windows to display their wealth. It was damaged in the Civil war and abandoned in the 18th Century. It is on the outskirts of Shrewsbury. Source:…

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Moreton Corbet Castle, England.

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Moreton Corbet Castle - webFreespirit Images

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[archaicwonder]

Moreton Corbet Castle, Shropshire, England

The castle ruins are from two different eras: a medieval stronghold and an Elizabethan era manor house. Both buildings have been out of use since the 18th century.

In 1086 two Anglo-Saxon thegns, Hunning and Wulfgeat, were living at Moreton Corbet. Perhaps they had a fortified structure here. By the early thirteenth century they had been replaced by another Englishman, Toret. His descendant Peter Toret was lord of Moreton Corbet by 1166 and it is likely that he was living in the castle. In February 1216 William Marshall stormed Moreton Corbet castle on behalf of King John of England against Bartholomew Toret. At this time the castle was known as Moreton Toret Castle. In 1235 Bartholomew died and Richard de Corbet, his son-in-law, inherited the castle and changed its name to Moreton Corbet. The castle next saw action in the English Civil War when the castle changed hands at least four times.

In the 16th century, Sir Andrew Corbet made many alterations to the gatehouse and the perimeter wall. When he died in 1579, his son, Robert Corbet (died 1583), influenced by the classical architecture overseas he had seen in his role as a diplomat, set about building a new mansion. Unfortunately, he died of the plague in 1583. After his death, his two brothers and successors, Richard and Vincent Corbet, carried on with the building of the new manor, and leaving what was left of the original fortification.

During the English Civil War, Moreton Castle was used as part of Royalist Shrewsbury's defense. The castle was under siege on more than one occasion, and badly damaged in the fighting. At one time, the castle was captured by just ten parliamentary troops. It was finally taken from what amounted to a 'home guard' force by a crack Parliamentarian regiment.

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[roseshavethoughts]

I'd spend all evening here if I could #moretoncorbet (#shropshire #castle #ruins #ruin #abandoned #abandonedplaces #decay #rural #evening #sunset #england #britain #uk #unitedkingdom #blogger #iphone #countryside ) (at Moreton Corbet Castle)

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u/executivechair1 recently shared a photo of Moreton Corbet castle in Shrewsbury, UK. Here's an alternative view I took a few years ago (OC) (1080x1080)

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#Moreton Corbet Castle

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Moreton Corbet Castle, Shropshire, England. Another historic site I used to manage.

Moreton Corbet Castle is the ruins of a medieval castle and a Tudor manor house which is dominated by the theatrical shell of an ambitious Elizabethan mansion wing in Italianate style, which was devastated during the Civil War.

It is open to the public and managed by English Heritage

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