Aston Tump

Aston Tump is a castle in Pipe Aston, Herefordshire, England. Aston Tump is situated nearby to Church of St Giles, as well as near the hamlet Elton.

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Type: Castle
Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Pipe Aston, Herefordshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Aston Tump 1”, “Pipe Aston Tump”, and “Pipe Aston Tump 1”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Giles and High Vinnalls.

Church of St Giles

Church

Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Giles is situated 380 feet southwest of Aston Tump.

High Vinnalls is a hill in the English county of Herefordshire, though commonly considered a member of the Shropshire Hills. It is located in the parish of Pipe Aston, near the town of Ludlow, and is covered by Mortimer Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elton and Burrington.

Elton

Hamlet

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elton is a hamlet and civil parish in Herefordshire. It is situated on the Wigmore to Ludlow road. The village is northeast of Leinthall Starkes and south of Pipe Aston. National Cycle Network route 44 passes through, en route between Ludlow and Leominster.

Burrington

Village

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burrington is a small village and civil parish in the far north of Herefordshire, England. It is part of the Leintwardine group of parishes and shares a parish council with Leintwardine and Downton.

Downton

Hamlet

Downton is a civil parish in Herefordshire, located in the north of the county and containing the village of Downton-on-the-Rock. It is part of the Leintwardine group of parishes and shares a parish council with Leintwardine and Burrington. Downton is situated 2 miles northwest of Aston Tump.

Aston Tump

Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Pipe Aston, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.34254° or 52° 20′ 33″ north

Longitude

-2.79142° or 2° 47′ 29″ west

Elevation

512 feet (156 metres)

Open location code

9C4V86V5+2C

GeoNames ID

6286249

Wikidata ID

Q17640868

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aston Tump” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Aston Tump 1”
Swedish: “Aston Tump 1”

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