Stowey Castle
Stowey Castle was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, built in the 11th century, in the village of Nether Stowey on the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Nether Stowey Castle”, “Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael’s Chapel and a medieval kiln site”, and “The Mount”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coleridge Cottage and Church of St Peter and St Paul, Over Stowey.
Coleridge Cottage
Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coleridge Cottage is a cottage situated in Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, England. It is a grade II* listed building. The 17th century cottage was originally two buildings which were later combined and expanded. Coleridge Cottage is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Stowey Castle.
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Over Stowey
Church
Photo: Burn the asylum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church Of St Peter And St Paul in Over Stowey, Somerset, England, is the Anglican parish church for the ancient parish of Over Stowey, now part of the Quantock Villages Benefice in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Church of St Peter and St Paul, Over Stowey is situated 3,500 feet south of Stowey Castle.
All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church at Dodington in the parish of Holford, Somerset, England was rebuilt and enlarged in the 15th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. All Saints Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Stowey Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nether Stowey and Over Stowey.
Nether Stowey
Village
Photo: Peter Levy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nether Stowey is a large village in Somerset, South West England. It sits in the foothills of the Quantock Hills, just below Over Stowey. The parish of Nether Stowey covers approximately 4 km2, with a population of 1,482.
Over Stowey
Village
Photo: Burn the asylum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Over Stowey is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, South West England. A large part of the forest and open heath of the Quantock Hills is within the parish and it includes the hamlets of Plainsfield, Aley, Adscombe, Friarn and Bincombe.
Stowey Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nether Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.14955° or 51° 8′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.16369° or 3° 9′ 49″ westElevation
361 feet (110 metres)Open location code
9C3R4RXP+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1075831975OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stowey Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stowey Castle”
- German: “Stowey Castle”
- Swedish: “Stowey Castle”
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