Eastcotts Castle
Eastcotts Castle was a medieval castle located in the parish of Eastcotts, at the edge of Exeter Wood, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Eastcotts Castle is believed to have been constructed during the late 11th, or early 12th, centuries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Motte castle in Exeter Wood, 780m south east of Wood Farm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kempston Hardwick railway station and Wootton Library.
Kempston Hardwick railway station
Railway station
Kempston Hardwick railway station serves the village of Kempston Hardwick in Bedfordshire, England. The station, on the Marston Vale line, has two platforms next to a half-barrier level crossing. Kempston Hardwick railway station is situated 1 mile east of Eastcotts Castle.
Wootton Library
Library
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wootton Library is situated 4,200 feet north of Eastcotts Castle.
Kimberley College
College
Kimberley College is a free school sixth form centre that opened in Stewartby, Bedfordshire, England in April 2014. The college is operated by Wootton Academy Trust, who also operate Wootton Upper School. Kimberley College is situated 1 mile south of Eastcotts Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wootton and Keeley Green.
Wootton
Village
Wootton is a large village and civil parish, southwest of Bedford, in Bedfordshire, England. The village includes the areas of Bott End, Church End, Hall End, Keeley Green and Mount Pleasant.
Keeley Green
Locality
Keeley Green is an area of the village of Wootton in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. It borders the parish of Kempston Rural. Keeley Green was historically a medieval settlement and there was once a village green, now "built over and/or subsumed into the agricultural land and gardens".
Lower Shelton
Village
Photo: Richard Schmidt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Shelton is a village in the civil parish of Marston Moreteyne in Bedfordshire, England. It is made of Lower Shelton Road, Stratford Way, The Rickyard, Franklin Close and Chequers Close and another small close known locally as "The jetty" although there is no water in view.
Eastcotts Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wootton, Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Eastcotts Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eastcotts Motte”
- German: “Eastcotts Castle”
- Swedish: “Eastcotts Motte”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Church End and Bott End.
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