Podington Castle
Podington Castle, sometimes known as Puddington Manor Farm, was an 11th-century castle in the civil parish of Podington, in the county of Bedfordshire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wymington Meadow and Church of St Lawrence, Wymington.
Wymington Meadow
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wymington Meadow is a nature reserve south of Wymington in Bedfordshire. It is approximately one hectare, and is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Church of St Lawrence, Wymington
Church
Photo: Tigerboy1966, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Parish Church of Saint Lawrence, Wymington is a Grade I listed church in Wymington, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964. Church of St Lawrence, Wymington is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Podington Castle.
Santa Pod Raceway
Sports venue
Photo: Dan santapod, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Pod Raceway is Europe's first permanent drag racing venue for 1⁄4 mile and 1⁄8 mile racing. Located in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, the drag strip was built on a disused Second World War Royal Air Force airbase, known as RAF Podington; once used by the USAAF's 92nd Bomb Group. Santa Pod Raceway is situated 1½ miles southeast of Podington Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hinwick House and Hinwick.
Hinwick House
Locality
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Hinwick House is a Grade I-listed Queen Anne country house located about 90 minutes from Central London, near Podington in North Bedfordshire. The estate consists of the Queen Anne main house, the Victorian wing, the Victorian wing extension, garage block, stables, three cottages attached to a clock tower, a walled garden and a period dovecote.
Hinwick
Village
Photo: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinwick is a hamlet in northwest Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom; it is around nine miles north west of Bedford and is about 1 km east of the county border with Northamptonshire which is also the postal county.
Farndish
Village
Photo: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Farndish is a village in the civil parish of Podington, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. It is located about 500 metres east of the county boundary with Northamptonshire.
Podington Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the United Kingdom
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Podington, Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Podington Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Podington Motte”
- German: “Podington Castle”
- Swedish: “Podington Motte”
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