Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder in 1386 and was bought by Thomas Chaucer before the castle was taken under royal control during the Tudor period. During the First English Civil War the castle was held by the royalist Sir John Boys and withstood an 18-month siege; after the garrison eventually surrendered, Parliament voted to demolish Donnington Castle in 1646. Only the gatehouse survives. The site is a scheduled monument under the care of English Heritage.

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English Heritage, castle, United Kingdom, United Kingdom,

Grade II listed building page^@
Historic England research records page^@
Grade I listed building page^@
British Listed Buildings page^@
Cultural Inventory page^@
Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
Grade II listed park and garden page^@
Grade II* listed building page^@
National Heritage List for England page^@
CastlesFortsBattles page^@
Tripadvisor page^@

Location: 51.4197, -1.3381, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Bensington ⓘ
major battle between Offa of Mercia and Cynewulf of Wessex
Battle of Englefield ⓘ
battle on 31 December 870 at Englefield, near Reading
Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
871 battle in Berkshire
Battle of Reading ⓘ
871 battle at Reading
Battle of Basing ⓘ
871 battle at Old Basing
Siege of Reading ⓘ
eleven-day blockade of Reading, Berkshire 1643
Battle of Aldbourne Chase ⓘ
Battle in 1643 during the English Civil War
First Battle of Newbury ⓘ
battle near Newbury, Berkshire in September 1643
Siege of Basing House ⓘ
1643 siege in the First English Civil War
Second Battle of Newbury ⓘ
1644 battle that took place during the First English Civil War
Battle of Reading ⓘ
1688 English battle
Forbury Hill ⓘ
mound in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Alencon Link bunker ⓘ
Cold war control bunker in Basingstoke, UK
Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker ⓘ
civil defence centre in Reading, UK
Region 6 War Room ⓘ
nuclear bunker in Earley, Berkshire, England, UK
Ludgershall Castle ⓘ
castle in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, UK
Newbury Castle ⓘ
castle in Berkshire, UK
Wallingford Castle ⓘ
castle in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Greys Court ⓘ
Tudor country house in Oxfordshire, England, UK
Donnington Castle ⓘ
ruined medieval castle in Berkshire, England
Basing House ⓘ
Tudor palace and castle in Old Basing, United Kingdom
Royal Army Chaplains' Museum ⓘ
military museum in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratfield Saye House ⓘ
Grade I listed country house in Stratfield Saye, Hampshire, England, UK

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1386 Donnington Castle

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779 Battle of Bensington

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871 Battle of Englefield

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871 Battle of Ashdown

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871 Battle of Reading

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871 Battle of Basing

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1642 — 1643 Siege of Reading

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1643 Battle of Aldbourne Chase

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1643 First Battle of Newbury

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1643 — 1645 Siege of Basing House

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1644 Second Battle of Newbury

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1688 Battle of Reading

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1067 Wallingford Castle

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1348 Greys Court

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1531 Basing House

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Donnington Castle - April 2005

Donnington castle by BYRNE, WILLIAM - GMII

Donnington Castle, Berks (1785) (14596952938)

Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14577058847)

Plan of the last Skirmish at Donnington Castle

View of Donnington Castle

1877 plan of First Battle of Newbury from Walter Money's 'The First and Second Battles of Newbury and the Siege of Donnington Castle During the Civil War, A. D. 1643-6', 1881

The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington Castle during the Civil War, 1643-6 (1884) (14760345344)

Plan of the defences of Doddington Castle

Donnington Castle - guidebook published in 1964

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	779	Battle of Bensington	Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Englefield	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Danelaw, Æthelwulf	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Ashdown	battle, Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, Alfred the Great, Bagsecg, Halfdan Ragnarsson	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Reading	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Danelaw, Æthelred I, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Bagsecg	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Basing	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Æthelred I, Danelaw	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Siege of Reading	Roundhead, Cavalier, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Aldbourne Chase	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	First Battle of Newbury	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Basing House	Roundhead, Cavalier, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Second Battle of Newbury	battle, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1688	Battle of Reading	Dutch Republic, battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Ireland	Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page^@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page^@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page^@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page^@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Forbury Hill	motte, artillery battery, mound	Wikidata
site	bunker		Alencon Link bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker	Berkshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Region 6 War Room	university building, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Ludgershall Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Newbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Wallingford Castle	concentric castle, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1348	Greys Court	English country house, historic house museum, quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1386	Donnington Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1531	Basing House	independent museum, English country house, museum, castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Royal Army Chaplains' Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stratfield Saye House	historic house museum, English country house, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Donnington Castle - April 2005		Commons
commons	image		Donnington Castle - April 2005		Commons
commons	image		Donnington castle by BYRNE, WILLIAM - GMII		Commons
commons	image		Donnington Castle, Berks (1785) (14596952938)		Commons
commons	image		Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14577058847)		Commons
commons	image		Plan of the last Skirmish at Donnington Castle		Commons
commons	image		View of Donnington Castle		Commons
commons	image		1877 plan of First Battle of Newbury from Walter Money's 'The First and Second Battles of Newbury and the Siege of Donnington Castle During the Civil War, A. D. 1643-6', 1881		Commons
commons	image		The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington Castle during the Civil War, 1643-6 (1884) (14760345344)		Commons
commons	image		Plan of the defences of Doddington Castle		Commons

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