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English: Severn End, Hanley Castle Severn End viewed from across the River Severn, the bank of which can be seen in the foreground. Much of this house was rebuilt after a major fire in 1896. Much of this house was rebuilt after a major fire in 1896.
The castle was built by King John between 1206 and 1212. In 1216, it was given by Henry III to Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford and it remained in the powerful de Clare family until 1314. After that date there was a succession of owners until the castle was surrendered with the manor to the Crown in 1487.
The Grammar school, now a comprehensive school with a roll of about 1,000 pupils is located in the centre of Hanley Castle next to the village green. For much of the 20th century, the grammar school was a day and boarding school with a staff of about 15 and around 200 boys aged 11 to 18 who were admitted by selection only after passing the eleven-plus exam.
Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Ayton Castle: Occupied: Billie Castle: Courtyard castle: Ruin: Borthwick Castle: L-plan castle: Site
Massey was quartered in the village of Hanley Castle, at Severn End, a house of the Lechmeres, about a mile away, on the Worcester Road; his men were billeted in the town. Some slight earthworks had been thrown up between the town and the brook on the Worcester Road, which formed a strong position to resist any advance made along the road.
The Ghosts of Inverloch, a Valérian comic, also features a Scottish castle. Castle Dangerous, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, drew inspiration from Douglas Castle. Old Mortality, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, drew inspiration from Craignethan Castle as Tillietudlem Castle. Hogwarts Castle, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter novels.
The Rhydd (formerly Rhydd Court) is an English country house and hamlet, alongside the River Severn, near the village of Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, about halfway between Malvern and the small town of Upton-upon-Severn. The house is now a care home.
Upton-upon-Severn Memorial Hall. Until the later half of the 20th century, the bridge at Upton was the only one across the River Severn between Worcester and Tewkesbury; the present bridge was built in 1940. [3] Oliver Cromwell's soldiers crossed the Severn here to win the battle of Upton before the main Battle of Worcester in the English Civil ...