Moreton Corbet Castle

Moreton Corbet Castle is a ruined medieval fortress with Elizabethan manor house remains located seven miles northeast of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England, reflecting over 500 years of continuous building and modification. The Corbet family acquired the site in the 13th century and rebuilt extensively around 1560, with Sir Andrew Corbet creating a new east range and his son Robert adding an ornate south wing designed in an L-shape. During the English Civil Wars, the castle served as a Royalist stronghold under Sir Vincent Corbet until Parliamentarian forces captured it in a night attack in September 1644. Now managed by English Heritage, the atmospheric ruins remain freely accessible with interpretive panels explaining the site's complex architectural and military history.