Remains of Tong Castle at Ngr Sj 7916 0696 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Castle.
Remains of Tong Castle at Ngr Sj 7916 0696
- WRENN ID
- turning-landing-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Remains of Tong Castle at Ngr Sj 7916 0696, Newport Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 792 069
- Coordinates
- 52.65975, -2.30827
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of Tong Castle date from the 14th century to around 1765. The structure is made of sandstone and red brick, set on natural rock. The site includes fragmentary remains of stables and outbuildings, featuring barrel vaulted cellars and part of a newel staircase. Currently, the site is divided into two parts and is largely obscured by the M54 Motorway. In 1764, George Durant the elder demolished most of Sir Harry Vernon's circa 1500 castle and replaced it with 'Capability' Brown's Gothick Castle in 1765, which was later demolished in 1954. The Shropshire Archaeological Society has recently excavated the site, with a report forthcoming.
Local climate
Remains of Tong Castle at Ngr Sj 7916 0696 receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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