Alderton Motte

Alderton Motte is a castle in Alderton, South Northamptonshire District, England. Alderton Motte is situated nearby to Church of St Margaret, as well as near the nature reserve Stoke Bruerne Brick Pits.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Margaret and Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Church of St Margaret

Church

Photo: Cj1340, Public domain.

Church of St Margaret is situated 600 feet east of Alderton Motte.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Church

Photo: Cj1340, Public domain.

Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 1¼ miles east of Alderton Motte.

Stoke Bruerne Brick Pits

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stoke Bruerne Brick Pits is a six hectare nature reserve in Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Stoke Bruerne Brick Pits is situated 1½ miles north of Alderton Motte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pury End and Yardley Gobion.

Pury End

Hamlet

Pury End is a hamlet of approximately 100 houses in the civil parish of Paulerspury, near Towcester in West Northamptonshire, England. The Grafton Way footpath crosses through the village and runs down Carey's Road. Pury End is situated 2 miles southwest of Alderton Motte.

Yardley Gobion

Village

Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yardley Gobion is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The village is off a by-pass of the A508 road between Northampton and Milton Keynes. Yardley Gobion is situated 2 miles southeast of Alderton Motte.

Potterspury

Village

Photo: Judith Millidge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Potterspury is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The nearest major settlement is Milton Keynes, the centre of which is about 7 miles south-east. Potterspury is situated 2½ miles southeast of Alderton Motte.

Alderton Motte

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Alderton, South Northamptonshire District, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.11605° or 52° 6′ 58″ north

Longitude

-0.92259° or 0° 55′ 21″ west

Elevation

305 feet (93 metres)

Open location code

9C4X438G+CX

GeoNames ID

6286495

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