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Rockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrens

Scheduled monument

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Rockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrens stands as a scheduled monument in North Northamptonshire, England. The National Heritage List for England records the site, though listing does not by itself mean the public may enter. The place holds a shrunken medieval village beside a moat and warrens, waiting for someone brave enough to walk its hidden edges.
The National Heritage List for England records Rockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrens 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.
Rockingham Castle was built in the 12th century by the de Lucy family and later held by the Dukes of Norfolk. It is important as a historically significant medieval stronghold and as the childhood home of King Charles II during the English Civil War.

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