Desborough Castle

Desborough Castle is an Iron Age hill fort which lies on the southern side of the valley of the River Wye in , which runs through the Chiltern Hills from The Ridgeway and Vale of to the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: hillfort in Buckinghamshire
  • Also known as: “The Roundabout”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe and High Wycombe Chair Making Museum.

Church
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St Mary and St George Church, is a free… is situated 500 feet north of Desborough Castle.

Museum
High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe, is a market town in , England. is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Desborough Castle.

Stadium
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is a football stadium in … is situated 1 mile west of Desborough Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include High Wycombe and Downley.

Photo: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large and historic town between hills in the county of in .

Village
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is a village and civil parish…

Suburb
was a hamlet within the parish of …

Desborough Castle

Latitude
51.63247° or 51° 37′ 57″ north
Longitude
-0.77774° or 0° 46′ 40″ west
Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)
Open location code
9C3XJ6JC+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1005604086
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
6286408
Wiki­data ID
Q5263651
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Desborough Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Desborough Castle”
  • Swedish: “Desborough Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Desborough”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Castlefield and Sands.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rutland Avenue allotments and Little Cherubs Day Nursery.

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Worth a closer look: Milton Keynes and Aylesbury.

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