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This fragment may be part of the castle built on the orders of William the Conqueror in 1067. In the Civil War Wallingford was a Royalist stronghold and for twelve weeks withstood siege before surrendering to the Parliamentarians. Oliver Cromwell demolished the castle in 1652.
Author: K Hoffmeister