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The view from the window | Stokesay Castle is a fortified manor house in Stokesay, Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It was built in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, then the leading wool merchant in England, who intended it to form a secure private house and generate income as a commercial estate. Wikipedia Castle Window Aesthetic, Stokesay Castle, Medieval Manor House, Houses In England, Ludlow Castle, Shropshire England, Medieval Manor, House In England, Castle Window

Stokesay Castle is the finest and best preserved fortified medieval manor house in England. Set in peaceful countryside near Ludlow on the Welsh border, the castle, timber-framed gatehouse and parish church form an unforgettably picturesque group. Lawrence of Ludlow, a wealthy local wool-merchant wishing to set up as a country gentleman, bought the property in 1281, when the long Anglo-Welsh wars were ending. So it was safe to raise here one of the first fortified manor houses in England…

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