St Briavels Castle

St Briavels Castle is a moated Norman castle at in the county of . The castle is noted for its huge Edwardian gatehouse that guards the entrance.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Grade I listed castle in Forest of Dean, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: St Briavel’s Castle

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Clearwell Castle.

Church

Castle
in , the , , is a Gothic Revival house constructed from 1727. Built by Thomas Wyndham to the designs of Roger Morris, it is the earliest Georgian Gothic Revival castle in England predating better-known examples such as by over twenty years. is situated 2 miles north of St Briavels Castle.

Church
is situated 1½ miles south of St Briavels Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bigsweir and Hewelsfield.

Locality
is a locality.

Village
is a village in and Brockweir civil parish, in the Forest of Dean district of , England. The village is located 6 miles south of and 5 miles north-east of , close to the Wye valley and partly within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Briavels Castle.

Village
is a small village in , south , between and in the lower reaches of the Wye Valley AONB, two miles north of . is situated 2 miles west of St Briavels Castle.

St Briavels Castle

Latitude
51.73791° or 51° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.64063° or 2° 38′ 26″ west
Elevation
696 feet (212 metres)
Open location code
9C3VP9Q5+5P
Geo­Names ID
6286743
Wiki­data ID
Q7592704
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“St Briavels Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: St Briavels Castle
  • Chinese: 聖布雅佛城堡
  • Danish: St Briavel’s Castle
  • German: St Briavels Castle
  • Japanese: セント・ブレヴェルス城
  • Korean: 세인트 브리아벨스 성
  • Portuguese: Castelo de St. Briavels
  • Swedish: St Briavels Castle

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