Beeston Castle
Beeston Castle is a former Royal castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England, perched on a rocky sandstone crag 350 feet above the Cheshire Plain. It was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, on his return from the Crusades.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 505 feet (154 metres)
- …is also known as “Beeston Castle and Woodland Park”
- Description: former Royal castle and museum in Beeston, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
- Address: Chapel Lane, Cheshire, CW6 9TX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peckforton Castle and Tiverton War Memorial.
Peckforton Castle
Peckforton Castle is a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle. Peckforton Castle is situated 4,200 feet south of Beeston Castle.
Tiverton War Memorial
Tiverton War Memorial is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Beeston Castle.
Beeston Iron Lock
Beeston Iron Lock is a lock gate, which is situated 1 mile east of Beeston Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiverton and Tattenhall.
Little Budworth
Little Budworth is a civil parish and village between… Little Budworth is situated 5 miles northeast of Beeston Castle.
Beeston Castle
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Latitude
53.12872° or 53° 7′ 43″ north
Longitude
-2.69329° or 2° 41′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C5V48H4+FM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Beeston Castle” goes by many names.
Castell de BeestonCatalan
Beeston CastleCebuano
比斯頓城堡Chinese
Beeston CastleDanish
Beeston CastleDutch
Beestonin linnaFinnish
Castelo de BeestonGalician
מבצר ביסטוןHebrew
Caisleán BeestonIrish
Beeston CastleItalian
Castello di BeestonItalian
Castel de BeestonLingua Franca Nova
Istana Kota BeestonMalay
Beeston CastleNorwegian
Beeston CastleNorwegian Bokmål
Beeston CastleNorwegian Nynorsk
Бистонский замокRussian
Beeston CastleSwedish
Beeston KalesiTurkish
Biston qalʻasiUzbek
Castell BeestonWelsh
Castell y FelalltWelsh
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