Stafford Castle
Stafford Castle is an ancient Grade II listed castle situated 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the town of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. From the time of the Norman Conquest and as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was the seat of the powerful Anglo-Norman Stafford family, feudal barons of Stafford, later Barons Stafford (1299) by writ, Earls of Stafford (1351) and Dukes of Buckingham (1444). The 14th-century stone keep was demolished in 1643, during the Civil War, having been held for the Royalists by Lady Isabel Stafford. The castle was remodelled in the early 19th century by the Jerningham family in the Gothic Revival style, on the foundations of the medieval structure, and incorporates much of the original stonework. Today the A518 Stafford-to-Newport Road passes next to it and it is a prominent local landmark visible from the M6 motorway and from the West Coast inter-city mainline.
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Stations within 10 miles of Stafford Castle, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Stafford1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot) · 30 minutes to the summit
- Norton Bridge5.1 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours to the summit
- Penkridge5.3 mi (about 7 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours to the summit
- Stone7.6 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summit
- Hednesford8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Rugeley Trent Valley9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Rugeley Town9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Cannock9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours to the summit