Baconsthorpe Castle
Baconsthorpe Castle, historically known as Baconsthorpe Hall, is a ruined, fortified manor house near the village of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England. It was established in the 15th century on the site of a former manor hall, probably by John Heydon I and his father, William.Photo: Aaronboardley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Baconsthorpe Castle moated site with fortified house, gatehouse, courtyards and formal gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of St Mary.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Baconsthorpe Castle.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1 mile southeast of Baconsthorpe Castle.
Selbrigg Pond
Pond
Photo: Stavros1, Public domain.
Selbrigg Pond is situated 1 mile northwest of Baconsthorpe Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bodham and North Barningham.
Bodham
Village
Bodham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 2.6 miles south-west of Sheringham, 3.1 miles north-east of Holt and 21 miles north of Norwich.
North Barningham
Hamlet
North Barningham is a hamlet within the civil parish of Gresham in the English county of Norfolk. The hamlet is 7 miles south-west of Cromer, 23.2 miles north-northwest of Norwich and 138 miles north-northeast of London. North Barningham is situated 2 miles east of Baconsthorpe Castle.
Holt
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. The town is 23 miles north of the city of Norwich, 10 miles west of Cromer and 35 miles east of King's Lynn.
Baconsthorpe Castle
- Categories: fortified manor house, archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk Coast, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.89913° or 52° 53′ 57″ northLongitude
1.15216° or 1° 9′ 8″ eastElevation
220 feet (67 metres)Open location code
9F43V5X2+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11922992290OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Baconsthorpe Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Baconsthorpe Castle”
- Chinese: “巴抗科城堡”
- Danish: “Baconsthorpe Castle”
- French: “Château de Baconsthorpe”
- German: “Baconsthorpe Castle”
- Persian: “بکونستروپ (دژ)”
- Persian: “بکونستروپ”
- Swedish: “Baconsthorpe Castle”
- Turkish: “Baconsthorpe Kalesi”
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