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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

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

Manor estate
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is a Georgian country house in , previously owned by the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister from 1835 to 1841. is situated 660 feet south of Melbourne Castle.

Church
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St Michael and St Mary's Church, Melbourne is a Grade I listed parish church in the in . is situated 680 feet south of Melbourne Castle.

Pub
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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. The population of the village is included in . The Holy well was constructed around 1660, but has been refurbished at the end of the twentieth century.

Village
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, is a hamlet just in the district of , England. Close to , retains many 'village-like' features.

Village
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is a village and civil parish about 5 miles north of in , England. The parish adjoins the county boundary and the village is only about 2 miles south of the Derbyshire town of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Melbourne Castle.

Melbourne Castle

Latitude
52.82295° or 52° 49′ 23″ north
Longitude
-1.42402° or 1° 25′ 27″ west
Elevation
187 feet (57 metres)
Open location code
9C4WRHFG+59
Geo­Names ID
6286470
Wiki­data ID
Q6811731
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Satellite Map

Discover Melbourne Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

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