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 The remains that are visible on
the ground today were mainly the
work of Roger de Somery’s
son, Roger III and his brother
John. John de Somery died in 1322
and the barony was divided between
his two sisters Margaret and Joan.
The latter had married into the
Botetourt family who were also
the Lords of Aston, Bordesley and
Heyborn. Joan, the widow of Thomas
de Botetourt, began using Weoley
as her principal residence, and
her son followed suit.
 In 1386, however, the estates
passed to Joyce who was the wife
of Hugh Burnell, Governor of Bridgnorth
Castle. He held them until his
death in 1419, when a dispute arose
over inheritance. A survey of the
castle and manor was carried out
in 1424, and this gives us a valuable
record of the buildings and their
uses in the early fifteenth century.
This survey also refers to an ’outer
court’ which infers that
the complex was much bigger than
that which we see on the ground
today.
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