Remains of Tong Castle at Ngr Sj 7916 0693 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 0693
- WRENN ID
- white-storey-harvest
- 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 0693, Newport Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 791 068
- Coordinates
- 52.6594, -2.31016
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of Tong Castle date from the 12th century to the 16th century and consist of fragmentary sandstone walls situated on natural rock. The site is now divided into two parts and is largely hidden by the M54 Motorway. Most of the original castle, built around 1500 by Sir Harry Vernon, was demolished in 1764 by George Durant the elder, who replaced it with a Gothick Castle designed by 'Capability' Brown in 1765. This later structure was demolished in 1954. The site was under excavation at the time of the re-survey by the Shropshire Archaeological Society, with a report expected to follow.
Local climate
Remains of Tong Castle at Ngr Sj 7916 0693 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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