Penyard Castle

Penyard Castle is a castle in Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire, England. Penyard Castle is situated nearby to the village Weston under Penyard, as well as near the hamlet Hope Mansell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Wilton Castle.

Church of St Lawrence

Church

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Lawrence is situated 1 mile northeast of Penyard Castle.

Wilton Castle

Ruins

Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wilton Castle is a 12th-century Norman castle located in south-eastern Herefordshire, England on the River Wye adjacent to the town of Ross-on-Wye. The castle is named after the manor associated with it. Wilton Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Penyard Castle.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Church

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Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 1½ miles northwest of Penyard Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weston under Penyard and Ross-on-Wye.

Weston under Penyard

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weston under Penyard is a small village in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 1,000. It lies on the A40 road two miles east of Ross-on-Wye. The Penyard is a prominent hill.

Ross-on-Wye

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Ross-on-Wye is a small market town, located on the river Wye in the English county of Herefordshire. The town is also part of the Wye Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Forest of Dean.

Hope Mansell

Hamlet

Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hope Mansell is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. In 2011 the civil parish had a population of 259. Hope Mansell is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hope. Hope Mansell is situated 2 miles south of Penyard Castle.

Penyard Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.90045° or 51° 54′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.55646° or 2° 33′ 23″ west

Elevation

528 feet (161 metres)

Open location code

9C3VWC2V+5C

GeoNames ID

6286815

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