On a map from 1754 a demolished castle, thought to have been erected in Saxon times, is marked. The position of this castle is traditionally said to have been on a hill 0.5 miles East of the town. Traces of earthworks remained c1538 (Leland), but now there are no remains.

Aerial Photographs show an extensive area of disturbed ground at SO 5065 5938.

There is a mound with a ditch on top of Eaton Hill, on the west of which the ditch is 1.5m deep, with the mound 5-6m high. On top is a ruined building of stone with carved lintels. Oaks of c100yrs grow on the edge of the mound.

On the east side a 20^th Century cement lined reservoir has dug away at the mound.

Leland (the King’s antiquary) in 1538 said that the tradition was that the Saxon King Merwald or some of his successors had a palace or castle on a hill some 0.5 miles from Leominster called Comfort Castle, where "there be some tokens of ditches where buildings have been."

This site can no longer be identified.

History.

At the time of the Domesday Survey Leominster was held by Queen Edith along with 16 other manors.  These 17 manors made up some 80 hides with 30 ploughs.  There were also 8 reeves, 8 beadles, 8 riding men and 238 villagers. There were 8 mills at 73s and the woodland paid 24s and pasture dues.  The king had 60 hides in lordship, which held 6 priests, 6 riders. 7 reeves and 224 villagers.  Each vilager had 10 pigs and gave one in pasture dues.