What is recorded here

Three hectares and ninety-one hundredths of Norfolk clay still carry the shadow of a fifteenth-century gatehouse, its flanking towers and the moat that turned practical defence into a status symbol for the Bacon family. The formal gardens and inner courtyards suggest a household proud enough to show off its strength, yet the castle itself has thinned into earth and memory. What remains is a shape in the land, waiting for someone to imagine the doors closing, the water catching light, and the garden being tended by hands no longer named.

The National Heritage List for England records Baconsthorpe Castle moated site with fortified house, gatehouse, courtyards and formal gardens as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Built by the powerful de la Pole family in the late 14th or early 15th century, Baconsthorpe Castle is remembered for its well-preserved moated site and as a fine example of a medieval fortified manor house in Norfolk.

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