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Torksey Castle was a Tudor stone-built fortified manor house in Torksey, Lincolnshire, in the Parts of Lindsey. It was built by Sir Robert Jermyn in about 1560. In 1645, the property was slighted during the English Civil War. Having been taken from the Royalist Jermyn family by Parliamentarians, it was burned by Royalist soldiers based at Newark. Though the Jermyn family retained control of the estate after the Civil War, the property was not restored, but continued to deteriorate. The remains of the buildings were scavenged for usable building supplies by residents of the area. Also, the hall was built quite close to the flood-prone River Trent which also contributed to the damage of the building through flooding. In 1961, the Trent River Board buried part of the ruins when raising the river bank. The west facade and a portion of the rear wall of the former manor house still stand today. English Heritage undertook stabilisation of the building in 1991 but the building is on the Heritage at Risk Register. There is no public access to the castle, but it can be seen from a footpath on the river's west bank, and from the A156 road. It is within the council area of West Lindsey (Lincolnshire).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1064079."

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County: Lincolnshire
Division of County: Parts of Lindsey
Lat, Long: 53.299394,-0.74685581
Grid Reference: SK 8361 7878
Civil Parish: Torksey CP
Council Area: West Lindsey CA (Lincolnshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Greater Lincolnshire SA
Police Area: Lincolnshire PA

GBPN ID: 319331
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Torksey_Castle,_Lincolnshire_319331

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