Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, had the castle built in 1490 to provide defence for his estates around Garstang. He was also allowed to enclose a park and have in it 'free warren and chase'.[1] The land on which the castle was built is said to be a gift to Stanley from his stepson Henry Tudor for his assistance in defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. In the 16th century John Leland described it as a 'pretty castle of the lords of Derby'.[1]
During the English Civil War the castle was garrisoned by James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby in support of Charles I. It was one of the last two Royalist strongholds in Lancashire to succumb following a bitter siege during 1644/45 by Oliver Cromwell's forces. The other was Lathom.[2] The siege was led by Colonel Dodding and Major Joseph Rigbie.[1] The garrison at Greenhalgh Castle eventually surrendered in May 1645 provisional on their being granted safe conduct to return to their homes unharmed. Thereafter, demolition teams partially destroyed the castle to ensure that it could not be used again for military purposes. Following continued deterioration of the ruins, the only remains of the original four towers is the lower portion of one. Many of the local farmhouses, including the neighbouring Castle Farm which was built in the 17th century, have incorporated the stones from the castle ruins into their buildings.[2] In 1772 Thomas Pennant described it as 'the poor remains of Greenhaugh Castle'.[1]
greenhalgh, castle, castle, ruined, near, town, garstang, lancashire, england, near, garstang, englandlocation, borough, wyrecoordinates53, 8998, 7618, 8998, 7618typecastlesite, informationopen, tothe, publicnoconditionruinedsite, historybuilt1490built, bythom. Greenhalgh Castle is a castle now ruined near the town of Garstang in Lancashire England Greenhalgh CastleNear Garstang in EnglandGreenhalgh CastleLocation in the Borough of WyreCoordinates53 53 59 N 2 45 42 W 53 8998 N 2 7618 W 53 8998 2 7618TypeCastleSite informationOpen tothe publicNoConditionRuinedSite historyBuilt1490Built byThomas StanleyThomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby had the castle built in 1490 to provide defence for his estates around Garstang He was also allowed to enclose a park and have in it free warren and chase 1 The land on which the castle was built is said to be a gift to Stanley from his stepson Henry Tudor for his assistance in defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth In the 16th century John Leland described it as a pretty castle of the lords of Derby 1 During the English Civil War the castle was garrisoned by James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby in support of Charles I It was one of the last two Royalist strongholds in Lancashire to succumb following a bitter siege during 1644 45 by Oliver Cromwell s forces The other was Lathom 2 The siege was led by Colonel Dodding and Major Joseph Rigbie 1 The garrison at Greenhalgh Castle eventually surrendered in May 1645 provisional on their being granted safe conduct to return to their homes unharmed Thereafter demolition teams partially destroyed the castle to ensure that it could not be used again for military purposes Following continued deterioration of the ruins the only remains of the original four towers is the lower portion of one Many of the local farmhouses including the neighbouring Castle Farm which was built in the 17th century have incorporated the stones from the castle ruins into their buildings 2 In 1772 Thomas Pennant described it as the poor remains of Greenhaugh Castle 1 Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Other sources 4 External linksSee also editScheduled monuments in LancashireReferences edit a b c d Fishwick Lieut Colonel Ditchfield Rev PH 1909 Memorials of Old Lancashire Vol 2 London Bemrose and Sons pp 14 15 a b Leslie Irving Gibson 1977 Lancashire Castles and Towers Clapham North Yorkshire Dalesman Books p 23 Other sources editCollinson E 1993 Greenhalgh Castle Garstang and The Earls of Derby ISBN 978 0 9522803 0 9External links edit Greenhalgh Castle History at greenhalgh web co uk accessed 15 May 2008 nbsp This article about a Lancashire building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an English castle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greenhalgh Castle amp oldid 1216768389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
