Broncroft Castle
Broncroft Castle is a castle in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England. Broncroft Castle is situated nearby to the village Tugford, as well as near Bouldon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade II listed castle in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Broncroft Castle and attached wall”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Catherine and Heath Chapel.
Church of St Catherine
Church
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Catherine is situated 4,100 feet east of Broncroft Castle.
Heath Chapel
Church
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heath Chapel is located in an isolated position in a field in the former civil parish of Heath, Shropshire, England. It is an Anglican chapel in the deanery of Ludlow, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Heath Chapel is situated 1 mile southeast of Broncroft Castle.
Holdgate Castle
Archaeological site
Holdgate Castle is situated in the village of Holdgate between Craven Arms and Bridgnorth, Shropshire. This castle was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was a motte and bailey and contained a college of secular clergy which was founded before 1210 and dissolved after 1373. Holdgate Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Broncroft Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tugford and Bouldon.
Tugford
Village
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tugford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
Bouldon
Village
Bouldon is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Diddlebury. The hamlet comprises approximately 14 houses, a number of agricultural buildings and a public house named the "Tally Ho".
Heath
Hamlet
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heath is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in the Clee Hills area of Shropshire, England. The settlement and wider rural area historically had a larger population than now, especially in medieval times. Heath Chapel is a Norman Grade I Listed building.
Broncroft Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Diddlebury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.477° or 52° 28′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.67168° or 2° 40′ 18″ westElevation
463 feet (141 metres)Open location code
9C4VF8GH+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 527470701OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6286381Wikidata ID
Q24660914
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Broncroft Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Broncroft Castle”
- Swedish: “Broncroft Castle”
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Explore places such as Tugford Farm and The Tally Ho Inn.
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