What is recorded here

Codnor Castle stands as a ruined thirteenth-century stone keep overlooking the Erewash valley, where round towers and arrow loops still hint at the violent purpose behind its walls. Henry de Grey claimed the land by 1211, launching a bloodline that reached Lady Jane Grey before the Zouches sold the estate and fled to Virginia in 1634. Streynsham Master lived there until his death in 1724, leaving the fortress to decay into a scheduled monument that now guards no kingdom but memory.

The National Heritage List for England records Codnor Castle 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.

Codnor Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Quincy family, later held by the powerful Gresley family. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval fortified manor house and as a historical site linked to the Gresleys, who played a significant role in the region's history.

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