Swerford Castle

Swerford Castle was a medieval castle in the village of Swerford, Oxfordshire, England.

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Baptist Chapel.

Church of St Mary

Church

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Baptist Chapel

Church

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Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Swerford Castle.

Church of St Peter

Church

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Church of St Peter is situated 1½ miles northwest of Swerford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swerford and Hook Norton.

Swerford

Village

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Swerford is a village and civil parish on the River Swere in the Cotswold Hills in Oxfordshire, England. It is about 4 miles northeast of Chipping Norton.

Hook Norton

Village

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Hook Norton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It lies 4+1⁄2 miles northeast of Chipping Norton, close to the Cotswold Hills. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,117.

Wigginton

Village

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Wigginton is a village and civil parish about 6 miles southwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire. The village is beside the River Swere, which forms the southern boundary of the parish. Wigginton is situated 1½ miles northeast of Swerford Castle.

Swerford Castle

Type: Castle
Description: former medieval castle in the village of Swerford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Swerford, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.97713° or 51° 58′ 38″ north

Longitude

-1.45923° or 1° 27′ 33″ west

Elevation

499 feet (152 metres)

Open location code

9C3WXGGR+V8

GeoNames ID

6286475

Wikidata ID

Q16248283

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Swerford Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Swerford Castle”
German: “Swerford Castle”
Swedish: “Swerford Castle”

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