The Warden

The Warden is a castle in Presteigne, Powys, Wales. The Warden is situated nearby to the hotel Radnorshire Arms, as well as near Presteigne Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shire Hall and Radnorshire Arms.

Shire Hall

Museum

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Shire Hall is a municipal structure in Broad Street, Presteigne, Powys, Wales. The building incorporates a well-preserved courtroom and a museum known as "the Judge's Lodging". Once the judicial centre for Radnorshire, is a Grade II* listed building. Shire Hall is situated 1,800 feet east of The Warden.

Radnorshire Arms

Hotel

Photo: Percy Benzie Abery, CC0.

The Radnorshire Arms is a well-preserved Jacobean building in the Welsh border town of Presteigne, in Powys. The building has the date 1616 over its door but it is claimed it dates to the 16th century, once owned by Sir Christopher Hatton, a lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England and rumoured lover of Queen Elizabeth I. Radnorshire Arms is situated 1,000 feet east of The Warden.

Presteigne Library

Library

Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Presteigne Library is situated 1,600 feet east of The Warden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norton and Combe.

Norton

Village

Norton is a village in Presteigne community, Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales. In 1086, Norton was recorded as a settlement within the hundred of Leintwardine and in the county of Shropshire in the Domesday Book. Norton is situated 1½ miles north of The Warden.

Combe

Hamlet

Combe is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire on the border with Wales. The village lies 4 km east of Presteigne near the confluence of the Hindwell Brook and the River Lugg. Combe is situated 2½ miles east of The Warden.

Knill

Hamlet

Photo: Whatlep, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knill is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. Knill is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Warden.

The Warden

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Presteigne, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.27435° or 52° 16′ 28″ north

Longitude

-3.01324° or 3° 0′ 48″ west

Elevation

643 feet (196 metres)

Open location code

9C4R7XFP+PP

GeoNames ID

6286212

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