Aldford Castle

Aldford Castle

Aldford Castle is in the village of Aldford in Cheshire to the north of the church (gbmapping|SJ419596).

It was founded by Richard de Aldford as a motte and bailey castle in the 12th century. Some fragments of the stonework around the bailey and significant earthworks survive. It overlooked a ford across the River Dee. [cite book | last =Fry | first =Plantagenet Somerset | authorlink =Plantagenet Somerset Fry | coauthors = | title =The David & Charles Book of Castles | publisher =David & Charles | date =1980 | location =Newton Abbot | pages =176 | isbn =0-7153-7976-3 ] [cite web |url=http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/117/aldfordcastle.htm |title=Aldford Castle |accessdate=2007-09-01 |publisher=CastleUK ]

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