14 Facts About Hensol Castle

Hensol Castle is a castellated mansion in the gothic architecture style dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century, now a wedding and conference venue for The Vale Resort.

Famous judge David Jenkins, the son of "Jenkin Richard of Hensol Castle in the parish of Pendeulwyn" was born at Hensol Castle.

Hensol Castle was described in old documents as "Counsellor at Law, and one of the judges of the Western Circuit in the reign of King Charles I".

Hensol Castle was captured at either Hereford or Oxford in 1645 and sent to the Tower of London.

Hensol Castle was impeached for high treason, and when an act was passed for his trial, he met it with a declaration that he would “die with the Bible under one arm and Magna Carta under the other”.

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Hensol Castle had married George Rice of Newtown House, Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo.

In 1782 William Talbot died, the Earldom became extinct, and the barony of Talbot of Hensol Castle passed to his nephew, John Chetwynd Talbot, for whom the title Earl Talbot was revived.

The title Baron Talbot of Hensol Castle is still held by the Earl of Shrewsbury, the premier earl in England and Ireland.

Hensol Castle is said to have been a pioneer in agriculture and made many improvements to the Hensol estate, including land drainage and introducing the threshing machine.

Samuel Richardson left in 1815, and Hensol Castle was purchased by Benjamin Hall, son of Dr Benjamin Hall Chancellor of the diocese of Llandaff.

Hensol Castle was a tall man and many attribute its name to him, but this is questionable.

Hensol Castle built and endowed a new school building for Pendoylan in his memory in 1873.

On her death, Hensol Castle passed to her sister Ann Tarleton-Fothergill, the estate passing to her daughter, Lady Isabella Elizabeth Price Fothergill, who had married Sir Rose Lambart Price 3rd Baronet in 1877.

Hensol Castle hospital was opened in July 1930 as a "colony" for 100 men with learning disabilities.