Broughton Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Broghton

In the civil parish of Broughton. In the historic county of Oxfordshire (Modern Authority of Oxfordshire, 1974 county of Oxfordshire).

Fortified manor house, built in the early C14 and extended and remodelled in C15, C16 and C18. Restored in C19 and C20. The original house included a large hall with the private apartments at one end and the kitchen and ancillary rooms at the other. Some of the original range of buildings, including the kitchen at the western end, were partially demolished in C16 and their foundations lie below the present structure. The house stands on a large island, surrounded by a broad moat. Stonework in the moat, visible when the water level is lowered, indicates that it was originally more regular in width, with angled corners forming an octagonal plan. Little remains unaltered of C14/C15 building other than gatehouse. Licence to Crenellate issued to Sir Thomas Wykeham circa 1407

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP41803817

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 337035; 1077038
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 4726; 17753 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Web site links
  • http://www.broughtoncastle.com/
    http://www.touruk.co.uk/houses/houseoxf_brou.htm
    http://www.ecastles.co.uk/broughton.html
• Books
  • Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p72-80 [plans]
    Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p66-7
    Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p203-4
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p385
    Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p195-6
    Pevsner, N. and Sherwood, J., 1974, The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire (London) p492-98
    Lobel, Mary D. and Crossley, Alan (eds), 1969, VCH Oxfordshire Vol9 p87-92
    Oman, Charles W.C., 1926, Castles (1978 edn Beetham House: New York) p44-6
    Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
    Ditchfield, 1903, Memorials of Old Oxford (London) p39-47
    Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p152-4
    Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol2 (London) p444-9
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p270, 421
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1853, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol2 p261-7
    Buck, Samuel and Nathenial, 1774, Buck’s Antiquities (London) Vol2 p234
• Journal Articles
  • Kenyon, J.R., 1981 'Early Artillery Fortifications in England and Wales: a Preliminary Survey and Re-appraisal' Archaeological Journal Vol138 p227
    Slade, H.G., 1978, ‘Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire' Archaeological Journal Vol135 p138-94
    Binney, M., 1976 Dec, Country Life
    Long, 1939, Oxfordshire Archaeological Society Vol85 p99-101
    Tipping, 1930, Country Life Vol67 p50-7, 84-91, 126-34
    St John Hope, W.H., 1910, Archaeological Journal Vol67 p382-6
    Lord Saye and Sele, 1901, 'Notes on Broughton Castle' Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Archaeological Journal [new ser] Vol7 p23-5 [history only–download via http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/resources.html?berks_bas_2007]
    Bruton, 1892, Journal of the British Archaeological Association Vol48 p280-2
    W.D., 1873, The Antiquary Vol3 p257-9 (history)
• Guidebooks
  • 1982, Broughton Castle Booklet
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls (1405-8) p161
    Rickard, John, 2002, The Castle Community. The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422 (Boydell Press) [lists sources for 1272-1422] p384
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/gloceng.html#oxon7]