Artist's impression of Dawley Castle

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                                                 Artist's impression of what Dawley Castle would have looked like

                                                                                     (Artist Kath Peel)

 

We know that in 1816 Nobleman William de Moreton was granted in 1316 a licence to surround the manor with a wall of limestone and crenellate it. The Manor house  was surrounded by a moat the remains of which were still visible in 1810.