Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire
Late 12c - 17c Church of St. James, Castle Bytham Lincolnshire - Three stage early 13c tower with 15c battlements. 12c nave and north arcade. 13c south transept and north porch. 14c chancel
The village was recorded in 1086 Domesday as West Bytham as the castle had yet to be built - the land was owned by Morcar brother in law of King Harald, and was given by the Conqueror to his half brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux. The castle was destroyed in 1221 by Henry lll & Hugh de Mortimer, Leland in the 16c described its remnants as "yet remained great walls of buildings" Destroyed again by fire in the 15c Wars of the Roses, its mound still overlooks the village.
Interior -
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Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire
Late 12c - 17c Church of St. James, Castle Bytham Lincolnshire - Three stage early 13c tower with 15c battlements. 12c nave and north arcade. 13c south transept and north porch. 14c chancel
The village was recorded in 1086 Domesday as West Bytham as the castle had yet to be built - the land was owned by Morcar brother in law of King Harald, and was given by the Conqueror to his half brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux. The castle was destroyed in 1221 by Henry lll & Hugh de Mortimer, Leland in the 16c described its remnants as "yet remained great walls of buildings" Destroyed again by fire in the 15c Wars of the Roses, its mound still overlooks the village.
Interior -
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