Broughton Castle | |
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Type | Fortified manor house |
Location | Broughton, Oxfordshire |
Coordinates | 52°02′26″N 1°23′31″W / 52.04063°N 1.39199°W |
OS grid reference | SP4180938173 |
Built | 1306 1406 Crenellated, 1550 Rebuilt | ,
Owner | Private |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Broughton Castle and attached walls |
Designated | 8 December 1955 |
Reference no. | 1248742 |
Official name | Broughton Castle |
Designated | 1 June 1984 |
Reference no. | 1001088 |
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.