Eaton Socon Castle
Eaton Socon Castle was a Norman fortification. It was constructed next to the River Great Ouse in what is now Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire, England. It was hastily built during a period of civil war over the succession to the throne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Hillings, Castle Hills: A Ringwork Castle Associated With a Saxon Vill, Shifted Medieval Village, and a Windmill Mound”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Commemorative plaque to John Cecil Paget and Millers Arms.
Commemorative plaque to John Cecil Paget
Memorial
Commemorative plaque to John Cecil Paget is a memorial, which is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Eaton Socon Castle.
Millers Arms
Pub
Photo: Jeff Gogarty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Millers Arms is a pub, which is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Eaton Socon Castle.
White Horse Inn
Pub
Photo: RichTea, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Horse Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Eaton Socon Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eynesbury and Eaton Ford.
Eynesbury
Suburb
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eynesbury is an urban area in the civil parish of St Neots, in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It mainly consists of housing, although there is an area of light industry, and a large supermarket.
Eaton Ford
Suburb
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eaton Ford is an area in the civil parish of St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England. It is a mainly residential area also containing Riverside Park, a large area of riverside parkland.
Wyboston
Village
Photo: Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wyboston is a village in the English county of Bedfordshire, close to the town of St Neots and the Cambridgeshire border. The eastern part of the village is dominated by the A1 Great North Road.
Eaton Socon Castle
- Categories: ringwork castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St Neots, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Eaton Socon Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eaton Socon Castle Hills”
- German: “Eaton Socon Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Eaton Socon”
- Swedish: “Eaton Socon Castle Hills”
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