Kingsley Castle
Kingsley Castle, also known as Castle Cob, a medieval motte near Kingsley, Cheshire, England. It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The motte is a cone shaped mound, 2.8 metres high; it has a diameter of 23 metres at the base and tapers to 6 metres at the top.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: also known as Castle Cob, a medieval motte near Kingsley, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Cob”, “Castle Cob motte”, and “Kingsley Castle Cob”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Evangelist’s Church, Kingsley and St John the Evangelist’s Church, Norley.
St John the Evangelist’s Church, Kingsley
Church
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist's Church is in Hollow Lane, Kingsley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Frodsham, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. St John the Evangelist’s Church, Kingsley is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Kingsley Castle.
St John the Evangelist’s Church, Norley
Church
Photo: Gammock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St John the Evangelist's Church stands to the west of the village of Norley, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. St John the Evangelist’s Church, Norley is situated 1½ miles east of Kingsley Castle.
Mouldsworth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alan Godfree, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mouldsworth railway station serves the village of Mouldsworth, in Cheshire, England. The station has two platforms and is a stop on the Mid Cheshire Line, which runs between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester. Mouldsworth railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Kingsley Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsley and Delamere Forest.
Kingsley
Village
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsley is a civil parish and a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is approximately 5 miles south east of the town of Frodsham.
Delamere Forest
Locality
Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Delamere Forest is a large wood in the village of Delamere in Cheshire, England. The woodland, which is managed by Forestry England, covers an area of 972 hectares making it the largest area of woodland in the county. Delamere Forest is situated 1½ miles southeast of Kingsley Castle.
Manley
Village
Photo: Alan Godfree, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north west of England. Manley is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kingsley Castle.
Kingsley Castle
- Categories: castle, motte, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Manley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.25573° or 53° 15′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.70005° or 2° 42′ 0″ westElevation
440 feet (134 metres)Open location code
9C5V774X+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2095340484OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kingsley Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kingsley Castle Cob”
- German: “Kingsley Castle”
- Swedish: “Kingsley Castle Cob”
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