(extract from Codnor Castle Preservation Society Website)
Codnor Castle is one of only two medieval castles retaining its original medieval architecture in the whole of the county of Derbyshire, the other being Peveril castle at Castleton. Codnor Castle has a very rich history and the castle site dates back to the 11th century. Codnor castle was the home and power base to one of medieval Englands most powerful family's for 300 years; the De Grey family or otherwise known as the Baron's Grey of Codnor.
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