Moreton Corbet Castle was originally an 11th century timber manorial complex, founded by Toret family. In 1200, Bartholomew Toret founded the stone enclosure castle, when adding a three storey square keep and an east range to the triangular moated platform. In the mid 13th century, Richard Corbet encased the castle with a curtain wall, flanked by a two storey gatehouse. In the mid to late 16th century, the Corbet family remodelled the castle into an ambitious Elizabethan Italian mansion, which was was badly damaged during the Civil War. 5 miles south-east is Ercall Hall.