Astley Castle and Moat

Knebley Abbey in “Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story” is inspired by the Astley Castle ruins near Astley Church.

Mottram, Allan P. and Vernon H. Mottram. “Astley Castle and Moat.” The True Story of George Eliot: Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1906.

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Mottram, Allan P. and Vernon H. Mottram, Astley Castle and Moat, Images of George Eliot's England, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/2936