Cawood Castle

Cawood Castle is a grade I listed building in Cawood, a village in North Yorkshire, England. The surviving fifteenth-century structures formed part of a fortified medieval palace belonging to the Archbishops of York, which was dismantled in the aftermath of the English Civil War.

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Type: Castle
Description: Grade I listed quadrangular castle in Cawood, Selby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Cawood Castle and Castle Garth: residence of the medieval Archbishops of York and associated enclosure containing gardens, five”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cawood Bridge and All Saints’ Church, Cawood.

Cawood Bridge

Bridge

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Cawood Bridge is a swing bridge which spans the Yorkshire River Ouse in North Yorkshire, England. Cawood Bridge is situated 590 feet northeast of Cawood Castle.

All Saints’ Church, Cawood

Church

All Saints’ Church, Cawood

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All Saints' Church is the parish church of Cawood, in North Yorkshire, England. All Saints’ Church, Cawood is situated 1,300 feet east of Cawood Castle.

Nun Appleton Priory

Historic house

Nun Appleton Priory

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Nun Appleton Priory was a priory near Appleton Roebuck, North Yorkshire, England. Nun Appleton Priory is situated 2 miles northwest of Cawood Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cawood and Ryther.

Cawood

Village

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Cawood is a village and civil parish in North…

Ryther

Hamlet

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Ryther is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cawood Castle.

Bolton Percy

Village

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Bolton Percy is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Bolton Percy is situated 3½ miles northwest of Cawood Castle.

Cawood Castle

Categories: quadrangular castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Cawood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.83228° or 53° 49′ 56″ north

Longitude

-1.12922° or 1° 7′ 45″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9C5WRVJC+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1617511225

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Cawood Castle”
Danish: “Cawood Castle”
French: “château de Cawood”
French: “Château de Cawood”
German: “Cawood Castle”
Italian: “Castello di Cawood”
Swedish: “Cawood Castle”
Turkish: “Cawood Kalesi”

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Places to explore: Kelfield Ings and Tile Bridge.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Castle and The Jolly Sailor.

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