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English: Ruins of Old Wardour Castle During the Civil War in 1643 the castle had to be defended against a Commonwealth army. A garrison of about 50 soldiers and servants, along with Lady Blanche Arundell, conducted an heroic defence of the Castle, holding out for six days against 1300 of Cromwell's men. The Castle was never restored.
This is a photo of listed building number 1183429.
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Author Trish Steel
Camera location51° 02′ 12″ N, 2° 05′ 23″ W  Heading=112° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location51° 02′ 11″ N, 2° 05′ 21″ W  Heading=112° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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