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Elmley Castle: Elmlaege: Elmlege: Castell Emlegh: Emly: Almelege
- Elmley Castle, Worcestershire
- OSGB – SO 97 40
- Scheduled Monument
Iron Age hill fort, Medieval ringwork. The outer bailey covered over 5 acres. The inner bailey was defended by a bank and ditch.
Was for a short period the chief seat of the Beauchamp family.
Materials taken and used for local buildings.
1080 c: Built by Robert le Despenser.
11th C Castle.
1130 c: William de Beauchamp was born at the castle,
1134 Joanne Waleries was born at the castle.
1150 Walter de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1184 Walcherline de Beauchamp lived at the castle.
1194 Joanne de Mortimer was born at the castle.
1194 Walcherline Walter de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1215 William de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1216 The king gave custody of the castle to Walter de Lacy, Hugh de Mortimer and Walter de Clifford.
1227 William de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1234 A Park was created around the castle and the King gave Walter de Beauchamp 10 does and 3 buck deer to stock it.
1237 William, 4th Earl de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1243 Walter de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1245 Joan de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1247 James and Thomas de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1249 Joan de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1251 Sybil de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1255 Isabel de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1255 c: Sarah de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1272 ?: Guy de Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1298 In need of repair. William de Beauchamp died at the castle.
1308 Guy de Beauchamp founded a chantry in the chapel of eight chaplains and four clerks.
1311 The Chantry in the chapel was reduced to one chaplain and two clerks.
1315 In need of repair following the death of Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.
1315-1316 The King granted the castle to Guy de Beauchamp’s executors.
1317 Custody of the castle was taken back by the King and given to Hugh le Despenser. In November he ordered it to be fortified.
1321 The King ordered the Sheriff of Worcester to take the castle after Hugh le Despenser was banished. Later, the castle was damaged when rebel Barons, Led by the Earl of Hereford, Humphrey de Bohun, took it.
1322 The castle was taken back and the man-at-arms disbanded.
14th C Refortified.
1411 Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Worcester, married Isabel Despenser at the castle.
1413 Repairs undertaken.
1415 16th September: Elizabeth Beauchamp was born at the castle.
1424/5 22nd March: Henry de Beauchamp, Duke of Warwick was born at the castle.
1425 Repairs undertaken.
1480 Repairs undertaken.
1492 Repairs undertaken.
1478 William Adams was appointed Keeper of the Castle and Park, and Thomas Brugge was Steward.
1480 c: The park was enlarged and John Mortimer was made Master of the Game.
1484 John Huddleston was made Master of the Game at the park.
1485 Richard Naufan was made Master of the Game at the park.
1488 Sir John Savage was made Constable and Master of the Game at the Park.
1512 Henry VIII made John Savage and his son John as Master of the Game at the park.
1528 Lived in. Walter Walshe was Constable and Keeper and Master of the Game at the park.
1538 Urian Brereton was appointed Constable and Keeper.
1540-1546 Itinerary of John Leland: Ruins.
1544 In decay and roofless.
1575 Elizabeth I visited the castle.
1776 The owner Thomas Byrche Savage died and his widow sold it to Richard Bourne Charlett.
1822 Richard Bourne Charlett died and his executor Col. Thomas Henry Hastings Davies, MP for Worcester, purchased it.
1846 Colonal Davies died and his widow inherited. She later married Sir John Pakington, Lord Hampton.
1892 Owned by General Francis John Davies.
1932 Excavated.
1995 Surveyed and Measured by Hereford and Worcester County Council Archaeological Society.
20th C The castle passed to Lieut. General Henry Fanshaw Davies jnr.
2006 Aerial photograph.