Stapleton Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1986. Castle ruin. 2 related planning applications.
Stapleton Castle
- WRENN ID
- fallen-balcony-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1986
- Type
- Castle ruin
- Address
- Stapleton Castle, LD8 2LS
- OS grid reference
- SO 323 655
- Coordinates
- 52.28411, -2.99346
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins stand on the site of a medieval castle, dating to the 17th century. The remains consist of brick and sandstone rubble sections of wall, with one section retaining window openings with brick dressings on two storeys, and a further section retaining a section of a fireplace. The castle belonged to the Say family in the 13th century and was later acquired by the Mortimers before passing to the Harley family in 1706. It occupies a prominent position overlooking the Lugg River plain and was inhabited until about 1870. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Stapleton Castle receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 11 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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