Stansted Mountfitchet Castle

Stansted Mountfitchet Castle, also termed simply Mountfitchet Castle, is a Norman ringwork and fortification in , , England. The site is currently in use as a Living history museum.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Norman ringwork and bailey fortification in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Mountfitchet Castle”, “Stansted Castle”, and “Stansted Castle: a ringwork and associated bailey 100m north of Elms Farm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stansted Mountfitchet Railway Station and Dog And Duck Inn.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a stop on the West Anglia Main Line, serving the village of in , England. It is 33 miles 28 chains down the line from and is situated between and on the main line; station follows on the airport branch. is situated 800 feet southwest of Stansted Mountfitchet Castle.

Pub
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 430 feet north of Stansted Mountfitchet Castle.

Pub
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 540 feet west of Stansted Mountfitchet Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Henham and Bishop’s Stortford.

Village
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, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of , England. The village is situated 2.5 miles north from . is situated 3 miles northeast of Stansted Mountfitchet Castle.

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop's Stortford is an historic market town in . The historic core of Stortford is covered by a Conservation Area, with 105 heritage-listed buildings.

Hamlet
Photo: Mark Camp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Henham, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of , England. The village is situated 2.5 miles north from . is situated 3½ miles north of Stansted Mountfitchet Castle.

Stansted Mountfitchet Castle

Latitude
51.90289° or 51° 54′ 10″ north
Longitude
0.20166° or 0° 12′ 6″ east
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
Open location code
9F32W632+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217186326
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6286594
Wiki­data ID
Q16248130
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stansted Mountfitchet Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Stansted Mountfitchet Castle”
  • German: “Stansted Mountfitchet Castle”
  • Latin: “Castellum de Monte Fixo”
  • Swedish: “Stansted Mountfitchet Castle”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gall End and Stansted Park.

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