Castle Hill
Castle Hill, also called Mere Castle, was a medieval fortification built by Richard, the Earl of Cornwall, in 1253 on a hill overlooking the town of Mere, Wiltshire, England.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Mere, Wiltshire
- Also known as: “Castle Hill, Mere”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Mere Museum and Church of St Michael the Archangel.
Church of St Michael the Archangel
Church
Church of St Michael the Archangel is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Castle Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mere and Barrow Street.
Barrow Street
Hamlet
Barrow Street is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England, about 1.9 miles southeast of the town of Mere. Barrow Street is situated 2 miles southeast of Castle Hill.
Castle Hill
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mere, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.09148° or 51° 5′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.2741° or 2° 16′ 27″ west
Elevation
472 feet (144 metres)
Open location code
9C3V3PRG+H9
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castle Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mere Castle Castle Hill”
- German: “Mere Castle”
- Swedish: “Castle Hill, Mere”
- Swedish: “Mere Castle Castle Hill”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Well Head and Town’s End.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Rocknife Headquarters and Burton.
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Worth a closer look: Stonehenge and Salisbury.
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