Faringdon Castle
Faringdon Castle was a Norman castle standing just outside the market town of Faringdon in the English county of Berkshire, some 17 km to the northeast of Swindon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in England
- Also known as: “Faringdon Clump”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lord Berner’s Folly and Old Town Hall.
Lord Berner’s Folly
Tower
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lord Berner’s Folly is a tower.
Old Town Hall
Public building
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England. The building, which is used as an exhibitions and events venue, is a Grade II* listed building. Old Town Hall is situated 2,800 feet west of Faringdon Castle.
Corn Exchange
Public building
Photo: Jon S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Gloucester Street in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England. The structure, which is currently used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building. Corn Exchange is situated 3,100 feet west of Faringdon Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Littleworth and Little Coxwell.
Littleworth
Village
Photo: andrew auger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Littleworth is a small village and civil parish off the A420, almost 2 miles northeast of Faringdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.
Little Coxwell
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Coxwell is a village and civil parish in South East England, about 1.5 miles south of Faringdon and 0.8 miles east of Great Coxwell. Little Coxwell was part of Berkshire until the 1974 local government boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire. Little Coxwell is situated 2 miles southwest of Faringdon Castle.
Shellingford
Village
Photo: andrew auger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shellingford, historically also spelt Shillingford, is a village and civil parish about 2+1⁄2 miles southeast of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England. Shellingford is situated 2 miles southeast of Faringdon Castle.
Faringdon Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Faringdon, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Faringdon Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Faringdon Castle”
- German: “Faringdon Castle”
- Swedish: “Faringdon Castle”
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