Bolbec Castle

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Bolbec Castle
Buckinghamshire, England
Bolebec Castle motte
Bolbec Castle
Coordinates	51°52′49″N 0°50′22″W / 51.880356°N 0.839559°W / 51.880356; -0.839559Coordinates: 51°52′49″N 0°50′22″W / 51.880356°N 0.839559°W / 51.880356; -0.839559
Type	Castle
Site information
Condition	Demolished
Site history
Materials	Masonry[citation needed]

Bolbec Castle or Bolebec Castle,^[1] was a castle in the village of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England.

History[]

The motte and bailey castle was illegally built^[2] for Hugh II de Bolbec, Lord of Whitchurch^[3] during the Anarchy of 1147 and its building was criticized by Pope Eugene III.

It is thought^{[by whom?]} to have had a masonry keep and the deep defences of the motte enhanced naturally defensive ground. The triangular bailey is now separated from its motte by Castle Lane.

Oliver Cromwell was responsible for its destruction in the English Civil War (1642–51).^{[citation needed]}

The surviving earthworks are a scheduled monument.^[4]

See also[]

• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• English feudal barony
• List of castles in England

References[]

Sources and further reading[]

• Page, W.H., ed. (1925). "Whitchurch". A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 3. Victoria County History. pp. 442–449.
• Pettifer, Adrian (1995). English Castles: A Guide by Counties. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-85115-600-2.

External links[]

• "Walk2 Whitchurch village walk – from its geology to historic past" (PDF). Geological Walk Leaflets. Bucks Earth Heritage Group.
• "Bolebec Castle, Buckinghamshire: 1992 – 1996 Air Photograph Interpretation RCHME: Air Photograph Primary Recording Project". Pastscape. English Heritage.