Newport Castle.
The castle is based right next to the town centre,
neighbouring the railway bridge. The east side of the castle still remains and
mostly the western side of the castle has been lost over the years it has been
there. The castle was fenced of from the public.
The castle was built was between 1327 and also 1386 by
Hugh De Audley. The castle replaced an earlier castle on Stow hill, which got
destroyed in conflict. The Newport castle was never needed for military action
or any war like purposes. Around the 15th
century the castle was occupied by Humphrey Stafford, who was the first duke of
Buckingham, lord of Newport.
Humphrey Stafford left the castle and it soon became abandoned,
some effort was by royalist to re fortify. The east side of the castle is the
only part t survive.
The castle has had an active life for about 200 years,
and during this time it played no part in national politics and the main function
was for day-to-day administration of a lord.
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