What is recorded here

Chipping Norton castle, built after the Norman Conquest of 1066, is a motte and bailey earthwork beside a fishpond. The mound and surrounding ditch are still visible in the market town, and the pond shows that the castle also fed its people. The site is a scheduled monument, protected because it preserves one of the earliest defensive layouts raised in England.

The National Heritage List for England records Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpond 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.

Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th or early 12th century, likely by a Norman lord to establish control over the surrounding area. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval military and agricultural infrastructure, with the associated fishpond reflecting advanced resource management of the period.

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