Wareham Castle and town defences

Wareham Castle and the town defences, known locally as the Walls, were fortifications in the town of Wareham in Dorset, England.

The site of the town of Wareham was probably occupied in the pre-Roman period and a Roman settlement was established there, taking advantage of its strategic location along the River Frome. It was taken by the Saxons in the late 6th century and, by the end of the 9th century, it had become one of the most important Anglo-Saxon burhs in Dorset. The burhs were defensive sites created by King Alfred the Great and his son Edward the Elder to defend the borders of the kingdom of Wessex, although the work at Wareham may potentially have built on existing defences.

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