Orford Castle

Orford Castle is a castle in in the English county of , 12 miles northeast of , with views over . It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in Suffolk Coastal, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Оксфордський замок” and “呵佛城堡”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Crown And Castle Hotel and St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford.

Hotel
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is situated 400 feet east of Orford Castle.

Church
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The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of , . is situated 1,000 feet east of Orford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gedgrave and Sudbourne.

Hamlet
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is a civil parish in the East Suffolk…

Village
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is a village and civil parish in … is situated 2 miles north of Orford Castle.

Locality
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was a lighthouse on , in , England. is situated 2 miles east of Orford Castle.

Orford Castle

Latitude
52.09423° or 52° 5′ 39″ north
Longitude
1.53072° or 1° 31′ 51″ east
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
9F433GVJ+M7
Geo­Names ID
6286844
Wiki­data ID
Q1964047
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Orford Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “castell d’Orford”
  • Cebuano: “Orford Castle”
  • Chinese: “欧福德城堡”
  • Chinese: “歐福德城堡”
  • Danish: “Orford Castle”
  • Finnish: “Orfordin linna”
  • French: “château d’Orford”
  • French: “Château d’Orford”
  • German: “Orford Castle”
  • Japanese: “オーフォード城”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Orford”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Orford”
  • Russian: “Замок Орфорд”
  • Russian: “Орфордский замок”
  • Slovenian: “grad Orford”
  • Swedish: “Orford Castle”
  • Turkish: “Orford Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Орфордський замок”
  • Welsh: “Castell Orford”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gedgrave and Butley High Corner.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Orfordness Transmitter ( 1296 kHz), Tower 3 and Orfordness Transmitter ( 1296 kHz), Tower 4.

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