Maurice Londres

Abt 1080 - Aft 1141  (> 62 years)

• Name	Maurice Londres
  Birth	Abt 1080	Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1141	Yorkshire, England
  Person ID	I7204	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William De Londres, 1st Lord Of Kidwelly ,   b. Abt 1050, Yorkshire, England d. Bef 1126, Yorkshire, England (Age < 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Avene,   b. Abt 1055, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	+ 1. Simon Londres,   b. Abt 1110, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F3701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Maurice is credited with building the oblong keep at Ogmore Castle; it i s p e r h a ps the oldest Norman keep in Glamorgan. Situated north of the m ai n g a t e way, the keep was the first masonry building and was probably b u il t i n t h e 1120s. It is both the castle's tallest surviving building, a n d o n e o f t he oldest buildings in South Wales. "Though only three of th e o r i g i nal walls survive, their structure is characterized by irregular ly s h a p e d field stones, glacial pebbles, Lias limestone slabs, and brow n m o r t a r. Thomas de Londres replaced a timber palisade with a stone