Castlethorpe Castle
Castlethorpe Castle stood in the village of Castlethorpe, to the north of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. This was originally a motte and bailey castle with a timber structure built by Winemar, the Flemish Lord of Hanslope in the 11th or 12th Century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Thorpe”, “Castlethorpe Castle: a motte and bailey, possible ringwork and associated earthworks 200m south-east of Castlethorpe Lodge”, and “Site of Castlethorpe Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Simon and St Jude and Church of St James the Great.
Church of St Simon and St Jude
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Simon and St Jude Church is a late 12th century parish church in Castlethorpe, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It was formerly a chapelry of Hanslope.
Church of St James the Great
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James the Great is situated 1¼ miles north of Castlethorpe Castle.
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Church
Photo: Cj1340, Public domain.
Church of St Peter and St Paul is situated 1½ miles south of Castlethorpe Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tathall End and Long Street.
Tathall End
Hamlet
Tathall End is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hanslope, Buckinghamshire. It is 1 mile from Hanslope village, and 3 miles from Castlethorpe. The River Tove flows through it. Tathall End is situated 2 miles northeast of Castlethorpe Castle.
Long Street
Hamlet
Long Street is a hamlet in the parish of Hanslope, in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the road that leads from Hanslope to Northampton. Long Street is situated 2 miles north of Castlethorpe Castle.
Yardley Gobion
Village
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yardley Gobion is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. The village is off a by-pass of the A508 road between Northampton and Milton Keynes. Yardley Gobion is situated 2 miles west of Castlethorpe Castle.
Castlethorpe Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.09382° or 52° 5′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.83547° or 0° 50′ 8″ westElevation
285 feet (87 metres)Open location code
9C4X35V7+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 2276764261OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castlethorpe Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle Thorpe”
- German: “Castlethorpe Castle”
- Swedish: “Castle Thorpe”
- Swedish: “Castlethorpe Castle”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castlethorpe Castle”. Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.