Great Ashfield Castle

Great Ashfield Castle, also known locally as Castle Hill, is a medieval motte and bailey castle near the village of , , .
Wikipedia
Photo: Steve Blake, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Suffolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Castle Hill Motte”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of All Saints and Church of St Mary.

Church
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Great Ashfield Castle.

Church
Photo: David, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 1 mile north of Great Ashfield Castle.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Royal Air Force Great Ashfield or more simply RAF…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Ashfield and Badwell Ash.

Village
is a village and civil parish…

Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Mid…

Hamlet
Photo: Paul Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish…

Great Ashfield Castle

Latitude
52.26961° or 52° 16′ 11″ north
Longitude
0.91689° or 0° 55′ 1″ east
Elevation
203 feet (62 metres)
Open location code
9F427W98+RQ
Geo­Names ID
6286690
Wiki­data ID
Q5598667
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Great Ashfield Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Great Ashfield Castle Hill”
  • German: “Great Ashfield Castle”
  • Swedish: “Great Ashfield Castle Hill”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Daisy Green and Norton Little Green.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Swallow Suffolk Hotel and The Grange.

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Worth a closer look: Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.

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