| WARWICK | Town in central England on the River Avon; location of a medieval castle originally built by William the Conqueror during 1068 (7) |
| BRISTOL | Port and city in southwest England on the River Avon, location of Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge (7) |
| WINDSOR | Market town in Berkshire, home to a castle originally built for William the Conqueror (7) |
| NORTHAMPTON | Town in central England on the River Nene (11) |
| DERBY | City in central England, on the River Derwent (5) |
| LEICESTER | City in central England on the River Soar (9) |
| BEDFORD | A market town in south-east central England, on the River Great Ouse (7) |
| WARWICKCASTLE | Major fortification on the river Avon originally built by Henry de Newburgh (7,6) |
| EVESHAM | Town in Worcestershire, on the River Avon, that was the scene of a 1265 battle in which Lord Edward defeated Simon de Montfort and the barons |
| UBE | On the south-west coast of Honshu, which Japanese town contains the Sorinji Temple. originally built by lko, a Buddhist priest from ancient China? (3) |
| KEEP | From the Old English meaning "to observe" or "compare", the donjon or tower at the heart of a medieval castle, used as a refuge (4) |
| FEAST | Banquet held in the great hall of a medieval castle; or, another word for a village festival (5) |
| ETAL | Small village in Northumberland with the substantial ruins of a medieval castle now owned by English Heritage (4) |
| WORCESTER | A cathedral city in W central England on the River Severn (9) |
| TRENT | River in Central England on which Nottingham stands (5) |
| PANTLER | An officer in charge of stocking and maintaining the bread and other provisions of a medieval castle or manor house's kitchen (7) |
| CONWY | Containing Britain's smallest house and forming a gateway to Snowdonia, a market town on the north coast of Wales guarded by a medieval castle (5) |
| DONJON | The heavily fortified central tower or keep of a medieval castle |
| WINDSORCASTLE | Royal residence whose oldest parts were built by William the Conqueror in the 11th Century (7,6) |
| STANSTED | London airfield that was originally built by and for the US forces in the Second World War (8) |
