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60: 44: 201:. Situated in the north-east corner of Chichester, the castle was protected by the city walls. As it was an urban castle inserted into a pre-existing settlement, buildings were probably cleared to make way for the castle. Chichester Castle was of timber construction; although some timber castles were rebuilt in stone, there is no evidence that this was the case at Chichester. 67: 220:
were two of the earliest urban castles to be used for this purpose, but gradually most urban castles were also used in this way. In 1216, the castle, along with many others in southern England, such as
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ordered the construction of a castle at Chichester. The castle at Chichester was one of 11 fortified sites to be established in Sussex before 1100. The
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of Chichester, a subdivision of Sussex, was administered from the castle and was split off from the larger Rape of
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Jones, Richard (2003), Rudling, David (ed.), "Hastings to Herstmonceux: the castles of Sussex",
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owned it in the period 1154–1176, after which it passed into the possession of
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Drage, C (1987), Schofield, J; Leech, R (eds.), "Urban castles",
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for their use as the site of a friary. The remains of the
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ordered the castle's destruction. Between 1222 and 1269,
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Chichester
West Sussex

The Castle, Newcastle is located in Chichester city centre
50°50′23″N 0°46′33″W / 50.839814°N 0.775799°W / 50.839814; -0.775799
Roger de Montgomery
city of the same name
West Sussex
grid reference
SU863052
Norman Conquest
Roger de Montgomery
Rape
Arundel
Saxon
Normans
Earl of Shrewsbury
Earls of Sussex
the Crown
Oxford Castle
Reigate Castle
Surrey
First Barons' War
King John
Henry III
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Greyfriars
motte
Priory Park, Chichester
Scheduled Monument

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