North Yorkshire
Richmondshire District
Richmond

Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle in , , England, stands in a commanding position above the , close to the centre of the town of Richmond.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: eleventh-century castle built in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Address: Richmond
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Green Howards Regimental Museum and Richmond Market Cross.

Museum
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
The is the museum of the Green Howards infantry regiment of the British Army, located in . The museum is located in the old , in the centre of the market place. is situated 520 feet north of Richmond Castle.

Obelisk
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
is a historic structure in , a town in England. A Mediaeval cross stood in Richmond's market square; Christopher Clarkson described it as "the greatest beauty in the Town". is situated 520 feet north of Richmond Castle.

Theater building
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a theatre and historic Georgian playhouse in the market town of , , England. It is among the oldest of Britain's extant theatres. is situated 850 feet north of Richmond Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hudswell and Hipswell.

Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish on the border of the , in , England. The population at the ONS Census 2011 was 353. is situated 1½ miles west of Richmond Castle.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in the county of . The civil parish mainly comprises the northern part of . The village of is at the eastern end of the civil parish, and effectively forms a suburb of Catterick Garrison. is situated 2 miles southeast of Richmond Castle.

Town
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is a major garrison and military town 3 miles south of , , England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14,000 in 2021 and covering over 2,400 acres. is situated 2 miles south of Richmond Castle.

Richmond Castle

Latitude
54.40178° or 54° 24′ 6″ north
Longitude
-1.7372° or 1° 44′ 14″ west
Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C6WC727+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 228989320
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6287019
Wiki­data ID
Q6645746
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Richmond Castle” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Kastell Richmond”
  • Cebuano: “Richmond Castle”
  • Chinese: “列治文城堡”
  • Danish: “Richmond Castle”
  • French: “château de Richmond”
  • French: “Château de Richmond”
  • German: “Richmond Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Richmond”
  • Italian: “Castello di Richmond”
  • Italian: “Richmond Castle”
  • Japanese: “リッチモンド城”
  • Russian: “Ричмондский замок”
  • Scots: “Richmond Castle”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Richmond Castle”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Richmondski zamak”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ričmondski zamak”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zamak Richmond”
  • Swedish: “Richmond Castle”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Richmond Castle”. Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.