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Corfe Castle

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Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Phone:
+44 1929 481294

Address:
The Square | The Square, Corfe Castle BH20 5EZ, England

Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built at least partly using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber. Corfe Castle underwent major structural changes in the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1572, Corfe Castle left the Crown's control when Elizabeth I sold it to Sir Christopher Hatton. Sir John Bankes bought the castle in 1635, and was the owner during the English Civil War. His wife, Lady Mary Bankes, led the defence of the castle when it was twice besieged by Parliamentarian forces. The first siege, in 1643, was unsuccessful, but by 1645 Corfe was one of the last remaining royalist strongholds in southern England and fell to a siege ending in an assault. In March that year Corfe Castle was slighted on Parliament's orders. Owned by the National Trust, the castle is open to the public and in 2017 received around 247,000 visitors. It is protected as a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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