Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle
Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle is a castle in Churchstoke, Powys, Wales. Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Cefn Einion, as well as near the village Colebatch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Bishops Moat”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Church of St Mary The Virgin.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2 miles east of Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle.
Church of St Mary The Virgin
Church
Photo: paul wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary The Virgin is situated 2 miles northeast of Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle.
Bishop’s Castle Community College
School
Bishop's Castle Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in Bishop's Castle in the English county of Shropshire. Established in 1922 as Bishop's Castle County High School, today it is a foundation school administered by Shropshire Council. Bishop’s Castle Community College is situated 2 miles east of Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishop’s Castle and Cefn Einion.
Bishop’s Castle
Photo: Flying Stag, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop's Castle is a market town in the south west of Shropshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893. Bishop's Castle is 1.5 miles east of the Wales–England border, about 20 miles north-west of Ludlow and about 20 miles south-west of Shrewsbury.
Cefn Einion
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cefn Einion is a dispersed hamlet in southwest Shropshire, England. It is located two miles southwest of the village of Colebatch, and lies between the small villages of Bryn and Mainstone. Cefn Einion is situated 2 miles south of Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle.
Colebatch
Village
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colebatch is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England. The population of the Civil Parish as at the 2011 census was 210. The village lies on the A488, one mile south of Bishop's Castle, on the road to Clun. Colebatch is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle.
Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Churchstoke, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bishops Moat”
- Swedish: “Bishops Moat”
- Welsh: “Bishop’s Moat Mound & Bailey Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell yr Esgob”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bishop’s Moat and Bankshead.
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