# Claxton Castle

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**Claxton Castle** in the village of [Claxton](/source/Claxton,_Norfolk), [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk), is a ruined brick castle some 13 km southeast of [Norwich](/source/Norwich).

## Details

Sir William de Kerdeston and his son were given [licence to crenellate](/source/Licence_to_crenellate) the castle in 1340 and 1376 respectively, the latter licence necessary due to Kerdeston's death before completion of the castle.[2][3] It was largely demolished in the 17th century to build [Claxton Hall](/source/Claxton_Hall). The castle ruins consist of a long wall and three towers with various staircases and archways.[1] Earthworks indicate an outer moat and causeway dating from medieval times.[4] It is a Grade II* [listed building](/source/Listed_building) first listed in 1951 and is a scheduled monument.[1]

## See also

- [Castles in Great Britain and Ireland](/source/Castles_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland)
- [List of castles in England](/source/List_of_castles_in_England)

## References

1. ["English Heritage list entry number 1050630"](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1050630). *historicengland.org.uk*. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

1. Lyte, Henry Maxwell (1898). [*Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward III: Volume 4, 1338–1340*](http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/e3v4/body/Edward3vol4page0529.pdf). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. p. 529.

1. Lyte, Henry Maxwell (1916). [*Calendar Patent Rolls, Edward III: Volume 16, 1374–1377*](http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/e3v16/body/Edward3vol16page0395.pdf). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. p. 395.

1. Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). *The David & Charles Book of Castles*. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 209. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3. [OCLC 7547072](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7547072)

## External links

- [Bibliography of sources relating to Claxton Castle](http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/1946.html)

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