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Orleton Hall

In the civil parish of Wrockwardine. In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Telford and Wrekin, 1974 county of Shropshire).

The medieval manor house of Orleton stood within a square moat; the moat remained complete in 1728. In 1983 the surviving north-east arm of the moat was crossed by a possibly medieval stone bridge of two arches, which may have been contemporary with the stone foundations of the adjoining gatehouse. The later C16 superstructure of the gatehouse was timberframed and the upper floor jettied on all sides; a datestone of 1588 in a chimney stack may relate to that rebuilding. Later alterations included the installation of chimney stacks, the underpinning of the jetties with brick, and the removal of the original ground-floor outer walls. (VCH 1985)
This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible. Masonry ruins/remnants remains.
This site is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 362498)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ635113

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PastScape Defra ELS number; 72322 County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number; 07777

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