Gresham Castle is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1960. Castle.
Gresham Castle
- WRENN ID
- sunken-ashlar-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1960
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Gresham Castle, Chequers Street
- OS grid reference
- TG 166 380
- Coordinates
- 52.89652, 1.21942
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gresham Castle is a medieval castle that is now in ruins. A licence to fortify the site was granted in 1319. The castle is constructed of flint and has a square plan with corner turrets. It is situated on a moated site, and the walls currently stand between 1 meter and 3 meters high. The overall dimensions of the castle are approximately 40 meters square, with the corner turrets having a diameter of around 10 meters; three turrets are visible at the northeast, northwest, and southwest corners. Inside the walls, which are now overgrown, the structure serves as a retaining wall for the earth within. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument.
Local climate
Gresham Castle receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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