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Greenhalgh Castle
Near Garstang in England
Greenhalgh CastleLocation in the Borough of Wyre
Coordinates	53°53′59″N 2°45′42″W / 53.8998°N 2.7618°W / 53.8998; -2.7618
Type	Castle
Site information
Open to the public	No
Condition	Ruined
Site history
Built	1490
Built by	Thomas Stanley

Greenhalgh Castle is a castle, now ruined, near the town of Garstang in Lancashire, England.

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, had the castle built in 1490 to provide defence for his estates around Garstang. He was also allowed to enclose a park and have in it 'free warren and chase'. The land on which the castle was built is said to be a gift to Stanley from his stepson Henry Tudor for his assistance in defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. In the 16th century John Leland described it as a 'pretty castle of the lords of Derby'.

During the English Civil War the castle was garrisoned by James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby in support of Charles I. It was one of the last two Royalist strongholds in Lancashire to succumb following a bitter siege during 1644/45 by Oliver Cromwell's forces. The other was Lathom. The siege was led by Colonel Dodding and Major Joseph Rigbie. The garrison at Greenhalgh Castle eventually surrendered in May 1645 provisional on their being granted safe conduct to return to their homes unharmed. Thereafter, demolition teams partially destroyed the castle to ensure that it could not be used again for military purposes. Following continued deterioration of the ruins, the only remains of the original four towers is the lower portion of one. Many of the local farmhouses, including the neighbouring Castle Farm which was built in the 17th century, have incorporated the stones from the castle ruins into their buildings. In 1772 Thomas Pennant described it as 'the poor remains of Greenhaugh Castle'.

See also

• Scheduled monuments in Lancashire

References

1. ^ Fishwick, Lieut-Colonel; Ditchfield, Rev PH (1909). Memorials of Old Lancashire, Vol 2. London: Bemrose and Sons. pp. 14–15.
2. ^ Leslie Irving Gibson (1977). Lancashire Castles and Towers. Clapham, North Yorkshire: Dalesman Books. p. 23.

Other sources

• Collinson, E. (1993), Greenhalgh Castle, Garstang and The Earls of Derby, ISBN 978-0-9522803-0-9

External links

• "Greenhalgh Castle History" at greenhalgh-web.co.uk, accessed 15 May 2008.

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Grade I	Places of worship Churchtown: St Helen St Michael's-on-Wyre: St Michael
Grade II*	Marsh Mill Places of worship Pilling: Old St John the Baptist St John the Baptist Poulton: St Chad
Grade II	Beach Lighthouse Fleetwood Museum Garstang Town Hall Hackensall Hall Hambleton Hall Mains Hall 2 Market Place Marsh Farmhouse The Mount North Euston Hotel The Olde Ship Pharos Lighthouse Poolfoot Cottage Poulton Market Cross Poulton War Memorial Raikes Farmhouse Rossall School Royal Oak Hotel, Garstang Thornton-Cleveleys War Memorial Town End Farmhouse Trunnah Farmhouse 1 Vicarage Road Wheatsheaf Inn The White House Wyresdale Park Places of worship Barnacre: All Saints Bonds: Sts Mary & Michael Fleetwood: St Mary St Nicholas St Peter Garstang: St Thomas Poulton: St John the Evangelist Preesall: St Oswald Scorton: St Peter Winmarleigh: St Luke
Unlisted	Ashley Hall Black Bull The Bull Cartford Bridge Damside Windmill Fleetwood Market Golden Ball Jean Stansfield Memorial Park Market Place, Garstang Market Place, Poulton-le-Fylde Old Town Hall Queen's Square The River House RNAS Inskip Rossall Point Observation Tower Shard Bridge Shard Riverside Inn Thatched House Winmarleigh Hall Places of worship Bilsborrow: St Hilda Thornton: Christ
Derelict or demolished	The Burn Naze Fleetwood Pier Greenhalgh Castle ICI Hillhouse Illawalla The Royal Oak Hotel, Poulton-le-Fylde Wardleys Pub Wyre Light
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