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of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, Volume 99, 1995, 66-72
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of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, Volume 98, 1994, 58-70
- M.W. Thompson, The Decline of the Castle, CUP 1987
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- J. Wright, Castles of Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire County Council 2008