Melbourne Castle

Melbourne Castle was a medieval castle in . It was built on the site of an earlier royal manor house that had provided accommodation for noblemen hunting in a nearby royal park in the reign of King John.
Wikipedia
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 187 feet (57 metres)
  • Description: limited remains of a castle in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melbourne Hall and St Michael with St Mary’s Church, Melbourne.

Manor estate
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Georgian country house… is situated 660 feet south of Melbourne Castle.

Church
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St Michael and St Mary's Church, Melbourne is a Grade… is situated 680 feet south of Melbourne Castle.

Pub
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 460 feet southwest of Melbourne Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kings Newton and Wilson.

Village
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is a village in South Derbyshire.

Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a hamlet just in the district of , England.

Village
Photo: Robdav69, Public domain.
is a village and civil parish… is situated 2 miles southeast of Melbourne Castle.

Melbourne Castle

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Latitude
52.82295° or 52° 49′ 23″ north
Longitude
-1.42402° or 1° 25′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C4WRHFG+59
Geo­Names ID
6286470
Wiki­data ID
Q6811731

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Melbourne Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة ملبورن”
  • Armenian: “Մելբուռնի ամրոց”
  • Cebuano: “Melbourne Castle”
  • Chinese: “墨尔本城堡”
  • German: “Melbourne Castle”
  • Korean: “멜버른성”
  • Russian: “Замок Мелборн”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Melbourne”
  • Swedish: “Melbourne Castle”
  • Turkish: “Melbourne Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lilypool and New York.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Sailing Club Staunton Harold and Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel.

Derbyshire: Highlights

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