Merdon Castle, Brambridge House and Newport Minster among sites saved

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Merdon Castle, Brambridge House and Newport Minster among sites saved
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Across south-east England, 15 sites are added to Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register.

The remains of a Norman castle, a Georgian country house and a Grade I listed Anglican church have been saved from ruin, Historic England has said.

Across south-east England, 15 sites have been added to Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register this year.Merdon Castle, Hursley - scheduled monumentThe remains were overgrown and stonework had become loose, Historic England said. The castle was probably built between 1129 and 1138 by Henry de Blois during the reign of his brother, Stephen, the last Norman king of England.Brambridge House was built in 1762 and remodelled after a fire in 1872.The building had been slowly deteriorating and was added to the Heritage at Risk Register.

St Thomas' Newport Minster is a Victorian church built to replace an earlier 12th Century church on the same site.

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