Castles · Mid Wales
Nantcribba
Nantcribba in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Nantcribba is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=19565
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Nantcribba is a township in the parish of Forden in the historic county of Montgomeryshire and now in Powys It is also the site of Nantcribba Castle which was built by the Corbett, Barons of Caus, of Caus Castle in Shropshire. To the south of the Castle site was Nantcribba Hall, which was owned by the Devereux family and the Marquises of Hereford. In the 19th century Nantcribba became part of the Leighton Hall estates.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
In 1446, Maredudd ap Cadwaladr acquired Nantcribba, initially by lease from Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham. This was the start of the association with the Lloyd family and it seems likely that they would have occupied the Moated Manor House site to the East of the castle. The estate passed from Lloyds to the Purcells of Welshpool and Shrewsbury around 1600. John Purcell was the Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire in 1660 and the MP for Montgomery from 1661 until his death in 1665.. The Purcells are likely to have lived at Hen Nantcribba, a C17 timber-framed house with the W wing and S side rebuilt in stone in the C19, and a tall shaped brick chimney abutted to the N. In 1667…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6050, -3.1275
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
- Postcode
- SY21 8NA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Sources
- wikidata: Q15260970 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Nantcribba (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nantcribba?
- Nantcribba is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY21 8NA), in the parish of Forden with Leighton and Trelystan.
- Is Nantcribba a listed building?
- Nantcribba is officially recognised as II listed.
- Does Nantcribba charge admission?
- Nantcribba typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Nantcribba?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY21 8NA. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.