Torweston Manor, Sampford Brett

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Torneston

In the civil parish of Sampford Brett. In the historic county of Somerset (Modern Authority of Somerset, 1974 county of Somerset).

In 1316 Adam Brett, at the request of Alice de Leygrave (the King's wet nurse) had licence to crenellate his dwelling at Torweston. This may have give rise to the field names Back Castle and Castle Coppice which lay on the south and west slopes of Castle Hill but quarrying may account for the stones said to have been found on the hilltop.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST093407

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
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 11619 '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://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=11619
• Books
  • Dunning, Robert, 1995, Somerset Castles (Somerset Books) p66-7
    Dunning, R.W. (ed), 1985, VCH Somerset Vol5 p173
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p407
• 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 (1313-17) p480
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • Price, G., Licences to Crenellate. Instruments of the transition to the New Medieval Castle