How Bampton Castle became Ham Court: The manor house-turned-castle, and its return to life as an Oxfordshire house
May 16, 2021 Fig 1: Bampton Castle, now called Ham Court, from the south-west, seen across the waters of the moat. The gatehouse and the short section of wall are all that survive of the medieval stone defences. Credit: Paul Highnam / Country Life Bampton Castle was an ambitious castle in the Cotswolds area that languished in obscurity after it was left unfinished in the early 14th century — though several hundred years later it became Ham Court, Oxfordshire, and is now the home of ...
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