Chartley Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1968. A C13 Castle.
Chartley Castle
- WRENN ID
- swift-latch-elder
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Stafford
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1968
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Chartley Castle, Stowe-By-Chartley
- OS grid reference
- SK 010 285
- Coordinates
- 52.85402, -1.98556
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Chartley Castle is a ruined structure dating from the early 13th century, situated within extensive earthworks. The site features a quadrangular enclosure with the remains of the keep located at one end on a motte. At the opposite end, there are two massive circular towers, each with walls approximately 12 feet thick and featuring slit openings. The area is heavily overgrown, making detailed examination difficult. Notably, Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here from January to September 1586.
Local climate
Chartley Castle receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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