Knockin Castle
Knockin Castle is situated in the village of Knockin on Shropshire between Oswestry and Shrewsbury, England. This was a fortified residence on level ground founded by Guy le Strange between 1154 and 1160 and it remained the principal holding of the le Strange family for most of the Middle Ages.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Knockin, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Knockin Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately east of St Mary’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary and Church of St Michael.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael is situated 2 miles north of Knockin Castle.
St John
Church
Photo: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John is a church, which is situated 2 miles west of Knockin Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knockin and Kinnerley.
Knockin
Village
Photo: Hans Linnet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockin is a village and civil parish in north-west Shropshire, England. It is located on the B4396 road, around 5 miles south-east of the town of Oswestry, and 11+1⁄2 miles from the county town of Shrewsbury.
Kinnerley
Village
Photo: J Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinnerley is a small village in Shropshire, England. It lies between the neighbouring villages of Dovaston and Pentre and the nearest town is Oswestry. To the north is the village of Knockin.
Kynaston
Hamlet
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kynaston is an English hamlet in the parish of Kinnerley, Shropshire. The place-name appears in the 1086 Domesday Book in the spelling of Chimerstun, but this is known to be corrupt. Kynaston is situated 1½ miles southeast of Knockin Castle.
Knockin Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Knockin, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.79453° or 52° 47′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.98811° or 2° 59′ 17″ westElevation
243 feet (74 metres)Open location code
9C4VQ2V6+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5271810964OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Knockin Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Knockin Castle”
- German: “Knockin Castle”
- Swedish: “Knockin Castle”
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