Massive resources were required to construct Castle Rising, which included three baileys with large earthwork defences and a stone keep, with an adjacent deer park just behind the castle.; . As part of the project, the existing settlement was moved away to the north, where it became a planned settlement adjacent to the new castle.. A pre-existing Norman chapel on the site, built around 1100, was encircled by the castle defences, and the new parish church of St Lawrence was built in the town instead, although it is possible that this church also pre-dates the castle.; . William received permission from King Stephen to open a mint at the castle in 1145 and, probably linked to this development, settled a community of Jews in the town.; .
Massive resources were required to construct Castle Rising, which included three baileys with large earthwork defences and a stone keep, with. an adjacent deer park just behind the castle; . As part of the project, the existing settlement was moved away to the north, where it became a planned settlement adjacent to the new castle.. A pre-existing Norman chapel on the site built around 1100, was encircled by the castle defences, and the new parish church of St Lawrence was built in the town instead, although it is possible that this church also pre-dates the castle.; . William received permission from King Stephen to open a mint at the castle in 1145 and, probably linked to this dev,elopment, settled a community of Jews in the town.; .