Donnington Castle

First founded in 1386 by Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder it was bought by Thomas Chaucer before the castle was later taken under royal control during the Tudor period. During the First English Civil War the castle withstood an 18 month siege while under the occupation of the royalist Sir John Boys. In 1646 Parliment voted to demolish Donnington Castle and only the gatehouse survives under the care of the English Heritage.