Askerton Castle

Askerton Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in Cumbria, England.

Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banks and Lanercost.

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. Banks is situated 3 miles south of Askerton Castle.

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. Lanercost is situated 3½ miles south of Askerton Castle.

Boltonfellend

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hethersgill is a village and a civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Hethersgill has a church called St Mary's Church. The civil parish, which also includes the hamlet Boltonfellend, had a population of 350 in 2021. Boltonfellend is situated 4½ miles west of Askerton Castle.

Askerton Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Cumbria, England, UK
Categories: house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Askerton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.01593° or 55° 0′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.7048° or 2° 42′ 17″ west

Elevation

459 feet (140 metres)

Open location code

9C7V278W+93

OpenStreetMap ID

way 264922846

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

6286936

Wikidata ID

Q15192686

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Askerton Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Askerton Castle”
Danish: “Askerton Castle”
French: “Askerton Castle”
German: “Askerton Castle”
Japanese: “アスカートン・キャッスル”
Japanese: “アスカートン城”
Swedish: “Askerton Castle”
Turkish: “Askerton Kalesi”

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