Cambridge Castle

Cambridge Castle, locally also known as Castle Mound, is in , , England. Built after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conflicts of the Anarchy and the First and Second Barons' Wars.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Castle in Cambridge, England
  • Also known as: “Cambridge Castle mound”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinity College and Pepys Library.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at Oxford or Cambridge. is situated 1,900 feet south of Cambridge Castle.

Library
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The of Magdalene College, Cambridge, is the personal library collected by Samuel Pepys which he bequeathed to the college following his death in 1703. is situated 740 feet southeast of Cambridge Castle.

Church
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The Church of St Giles is a Grade II*-listed church in , . It is a Church of England parish church in the Parish of the Ascension of the Diocese of Ely, located on the junction of Castle Street and Chesterton Road. is situated 340 feet south of Cambridge Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Newnham.

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is a university city in in . It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.

Suburb
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is a suburb and electoral ward in , England. As of the 2021 UK census, the ward had a population of 11,374.

Suburb
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The North West Cambridge Development is a University of Cambridge site to the north west of city centre in . The development is meant to alleviate overcrowding and rising land prices in Cambridge.

Cambridge Castle

Latitude
52.21215° or 52° 12′ 44″ north
Longitude
0.11448° or 0° 6′ 52″ east
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
9F426467+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1036787497
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
6286652
Wiki­data ID
Q5025375
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Cambridge Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رابية قلعة كامبريدج”
  • Arabic: “قلعة كامبريدج”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Cambridge”
  • Cebuano: “Cambridge Castle”
  • German: “Cambridge Castle”
  • German: “Castle Mound”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Cambridge”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Cambridge”
  • Swedish: “Cambridge Castle”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทเคมบริดจ์”
  • Turkish: “Cambridge Kalesi”

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