Naworth Castle
Naworth Castle, also known or recorded in historical documents as "Naward", is a castle in Cumbria, England, near the town of Brampton. It is adjacent to the A69 road from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, about 2 miles east of Brampton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Cumbria, England, UK
- Address: Naworth, CA8 2HF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lanercost Priory and St Mary Magdalene.
Lanercost Priory
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated in the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections. Lanercost Priory is situated 3,900 feet north of Naworth Castle.
St Mary Magdalene
Church
St Mary Magdalene is a church, which is situated 3,900 feet north of Naworth Castle.
Milecastle 53
Archaeological site
Milecastle 53 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 53 is situated 1¼ miles north of Naworth Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanercost and Banks.
Lanercost
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW.
Hallbankgate
Village
Hallbankgate is a village in Cumbria, England, 13 miles east of Carlisle. A former coal and lead mining village, it straddles the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Hallbankgate is situated 2 miles southeast of Naworth Castle.
Naworth Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brampton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.95603° or 54° 57′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.68874° or 2° 41′ 20″ westElevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
9C6VX846+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 343455514OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6286934Wikidata ID
Q17530474
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Naworth Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Naworth Castle”
- Danish: “Naworth Castle”
- French: “château de Naworth”
- French: “Château de Naworth”
- German: “Naworth Castle”
- Japanese: “ネイワース城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Naworth”
- Russian: “замок Наворт”
- Swedish: “Naworth Castle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Naworth and Denton Mill.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Naworth Castle”. Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.