Aldford Castle
Aldford Castle is a motte and bailey castle in the village of Aldford in Cheshire. The motte is to the north of St John's Church, and the church stands on the site of an infilled bailey ditch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Aldford, Aldford and Saighton, England, UK
- Also known as: “Aldford Blobb Hill”, “Aldford motte and bailey and shell keep castle”, “Blobb Hill”, and “Blobb Hill Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Baptist’s Church and The Old Rectory.
St John the Baptist’s Church
Church
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St John the Baptist's Church is in the village of Aldford, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. St John the Baptist’s Church is situated 400 feet south of Aldford Castle.
The Old Rectory
House
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Rectory is a house, which is situated 590 feet southeast of Aldford Castle.
Church View, Post Office and attached Cottage
House
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church View, Post Office and attached Cottage is a house, which is situated 660 feet south of Aldford Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farndon and Rossett.
Farndon
Village
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farndon is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Dee, which here forms the England–Wales border. Farndon is situated 3 miles south of Aldford Castle.
Rossett
Village
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rossett is a village, community and electoral ward in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Rossett is served by the A483 road. At the time of the 2001 census, Rossett community had a total population of 3,336 people, falling to 3,231 in the 2011 census. Rossett is situated 3½ miles southwest of Aldford Castle.
Holt
Photo: Joopercoopers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holt is a medieval village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated on the border with England and within the historic county boundaries of Denbighshire. Holt Castle was begun by Edward I shortly after the English conquest of Wales in 1277. Farndon lies just over the River Dee.
Aldford Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aldford, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.13015° or 53° 7′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.87014° or 2° 52′ 13″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9C5V44JH+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 479856206OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=embankmentGeoNames ID
6286957Wikidata ID
Q4713789
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aldford Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aldford Blobb Hill”
- German: “Aldford Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Aldford”
- Swedish: “Aldford Blobb Hill”
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