Kingerby Castle was in the small settlement of
Kingerby
Kingerby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Osgodby, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north west from the town of Market Rasen. The hamlet of Bishop Bridge lies about to the south ...
some five miles north-west of
Market Rasen,
Lincolnshire.
It was a
motte and bailey
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or Bailey (castle), bailey, surrounded by a protective Rampart (fortification ...
castle which was burnt down in 1216 by
King John of England, before being fully destroyed in December 1218. The motte was then altered to form a platform for a
manor house which was built on the site. In 1812 the manor house was demolished and replaced by Kingerby Hall, which still stands on the site.
See also
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Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
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List of castles in England
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St Peter's Church, Kingerby
St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Kingerby, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Tru ...
References
Castles in Lincolnshire
Buildings and structures demolished in the 13th century
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