Broughton Castle

Broughton Castle
TypeFortified manor house
LocationBroughton, Oxfordshire
Coordinates52°02′26″N 1°23′31″W / 52.04063°N 1.39199°W / 52.04063; -1.39199
OS grid referenceSP4180938173
Built1306; 718 years ago (1306),
1406; 618 years ago (1406)
Crenellated,
1550; 474 years ago (1550)
Rebuilt
OwnerPrivate
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameBroughton Castle and attached walls
Designated8 December 1955
Reference no.1248742
Official nameBroughton Castle
Designated1 June 1984
Reference no.1001088
Broughton Castle is located in Oxfordshire
Broughton Castle
Location of Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire

Broughton Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in the village of Broughton, which is about two miles southwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England, on the B4035 road (grid reference SP418382).

It is the home of the Fiennes (in full Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes) family, Barons Saye and Sele. The castle sits on an artificial island in pastureland and is surrounded by a wide moat. Across the small bridge lies the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, surrounded by its historic cemetery. A Grade I listed building,[1] it opens to the public during the summer.

  1. ^ "Broughton Castle and attached walls". Historic England. Retrieved 7 June 2020.