Stafford Castle

Stafford Castle is an ancient Grade II listed castle situated 2 miles west of the town of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. From the time of the Norman Conquest and as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was the seat of the powerful Anglo-Norman Stafford family, feudal barons of Stafford, later Barons Stafford by writ, Earls of Stafford and Dukes of Buckingham.

Photo: Nashetty, CC0.

Type: Castle
Description: castle and museum in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Stafford Castle (Remains)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stafford railway station and St Matthew.

Stafford railway station

Railway station

Stafford railway station

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Stafford is a major interchange railway station… Stafford railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Stafford Castle.

St Matthew

Church

Photo: Mark Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Matthew is a church, which is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Stafford Castle.

King Edward VI High School

School

King Edward VI High School is a coeducational… King Edward VI High School is situated 3,700 feet east of Stafford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derrington and Doxey.

Derrington

Village

Derrington is a village in the civil parish…

Doxey

Village

Doxey is a civil parish within the borough…

Stafford

Photo: Stocksy, Public domain.

Stafford is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, England.

Stafford Castle

Categories: local authority museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Stafford District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.79747° or 52° 47′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.14645° or 2° 8′ 47″ west

Elevation

443 feet (135 metres)

Open location code

9C4VQVW3+XC

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Stafford Castle” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Castell de Stafford”
Cebuano: “Stafford Castle”
Danish: “Stafford Castle”
French: “château de Stafford”
French: “Château de Stafford”
German: “Schloss Stafford”
German: “Stafford Castle”
Italian: “castello di Stafford”
Portuguese: “Castelo de Stafford”
Russian: “замок Стаффорд”
Spanish: “castillo de Stafford”
Spanish: “Castillo de Stafford”
Swedish: “Stafford Castle”
Turkish: “Stafford Kalesi”
Welsh: “Castell Stafford”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Western Downs and Highfields.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Hollies and The Swan.

Staffordshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Stoke-on-Trent and Lichfield.

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