Woodwalton Castle
Woodwalton Castle was a small motte and bailey castle at Church End, the northern end of the parish of Woodwalton, Huntingdonshire. Located on a natural hillock, the earthworks of the castle still remain, with an outer moat enclosing a circular bailey with a central motte.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Wood Walton, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Hill motte and bailey castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: St Andrew’s Church, Woodwalton and Woodwalton Marsh.
St Andrew’s Church, Woodwalton
Church
Sawtry Abbey
Ruins
Sawtry Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located between… Sawtry Abbey is situated 1 mile west of Woodwalton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodwalton and Sawtry.
Sawtry
Village
Upwood
Village
Woodwalton Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, motte, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wood Walton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.42959° or 52° 25′ 47″ north
Longitude
-0.22074° or 0° 13′ 15″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
9C4XCQHH+RP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Woodwalton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wood Walton Castle Hill”
- German: “Woodwalton Castle”
- Swedish: “Wood Walton Castle Hill”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Church End and Sawtry.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Old Vicarage and Higney Grange.
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