Ratley Motte

Ratley Motte is a castle in Ratley and Upton, Stratford-on-Avon District, England. Ratley Motte is situated nearby to Church of St Peter Ad Vincula, as well as near The Rose And Crown Public House.

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Type: Castle
Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Ratley, Warwickshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor Farm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Peter Ad Vincula and The Rose And Crown Public House.

Church of St Peter Ad Vincula

Church

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Peter Ad Vincula is situated 860 feet east of Ratley Motte.

The Rose And Crown Public House

Pub

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Rose And Crown Public House is situated 1,000 feet east of Ratley Motte.

Upton House is a country house in the civil parish of Ratley and Upton, in the English county of Warwickshire, about 7 miles northwest of Banbury, Oxfordshire. It is in the care of the National Trust. The house is Grade II* listed as are the park and gardens. Upton House is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Ratley Motte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ratley and Hornton.

Ratley

Village

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Ratley is a village in the civil parish of Ratley and Upton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England. The population of the civil parish in 2011 was 327.

Hornton

Village

Photo: Geoffrey Lloyd, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hornton is a village and civil parish about 3 miles northwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire. Hornton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ratley Motte.

Ratley Motte

Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Ratley and Upton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.12272° or 52° 7′ 22″ north

Longitude

-1.44506° or 1° 26′ 42″ west

Elevation

643 feet (196 metres)

Open location code

9C4W4HF3+3X

GeoNames ID

6286487

Wikidata ID

Q17675562

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ratley Motte” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Ratley Motte”
Swedish: “Ratley Motte”

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