Castle Ditches
Castle Ditches is a castle in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England. Castle Ditches is situated nearby to Lacon Childe School, as well as near the village Neen Savage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cleobury Mortimer Castle” and “Cleobury Mortimer Castle Ditches”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lacon Childe School and Church of St Mary.
Lacon Childe School
School
Lacon Childe School is a mixed secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds, located in Cleobury Mortimer in the English county of Shropshire. Previously a community school administered by Shropshire Council, Lacon Childe School converted to academy status in October 2014. Lacon Childe School is situated 1,100 feet west of Castle Ditches.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Gammock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1 mile north of Castle Ditches.
Mawley Hall
Building
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mawley Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country mansion near Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The Blount family of Sodington Hall, Mamble, Worcestershire, wealthy coalowners and ironfounders, acquired estates in neighbouring Shropshire. Mawley Hall is situated 1 mile east of Castle Ditches.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neen Savage and Bayton.
Neen Savage
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neen Savage is a civil parish and a village in south east Shropshire, England. It is situated north of the small market town of Cleobury Mortimer. The River Rea, which was historically known as the River Neen, flows past the hamlet, and a notable ford exists.
Bayton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bayton is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2021 census it had a population of 535. Bayton is situated 2 miles southeast of Castle Ditches.
Hopton Wafers
Hamlet
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hopton Wafers is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The population of the public parish at the 2011 census was 753. The village is at the north of the A4117 road, and to the west of the market town of Cleobury Mortimer. Hopton Wafers is situated 2½ miles west of Castle Ditches.
Castle Ditches
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castle Ditches” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cleobury Mortimer Castle Ditches”
- Swedish: “Cleobury Mortimer Castle Ditches”
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