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 12th Century.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 290 feet (90 metres)
- 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”“Site of Castlethorpe Castle”
Nearby Churches
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Church of St Simon and St Jude
Church of St Simon and St Jude Church is a late 12th…
Church of St James the Great
1¼ miles north 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.
2 miles northeast of Castlethorpe Castle
Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England.
2 miles west of Castlethorpe Castle
Castlethorpe Castle
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Latitude
52.09382° or 52° 5′ 38″ north
Longitude
-0.83547° or 0° 50′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C4X35V7+GR
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