Witton Castle
Witton Castle is a much-altered 15th-century castle, which is the centrepiece of a holiday and caravan country park at Witton le Wear, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in County Durham, England, United Kingdom
- Address: Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Witton-le-Wear railway station and Church of St Philip and St James.
Witton-le-Wear railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton-le-Wear railway station is a railway station on the Weardale heritage railway serves the village of Witton-le-Wear in County Durham, North East England, and is the penultimate stop for most of line's eastbound passenger services. Witton-le-Wear railway station is situated 2,900 feet north of Witton Castle.
Church of St Philip and St James
Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Philip and St James is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Witton Castle.
St. Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Paul’s Church is situated 1¼ miles east of Witton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Witton-le-Wear and Phoenix Row.
Witton-le-Wear
Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, North East England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Wear, 6 km to the north-west of Bishop Auckland.
Phoenix Row
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Phoenix Row incorporating Belts Gill and Softley Dene Farm is a hamlet of about 30 houses in County Durham, in England. It is situated half a mile north of Low Etherley and 2.5 miles west of Bishop Auckland.
Witton Park
Village
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY 2.5.
Witton Park is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Bishop Auckland. In 2001 it had a population of 384.
Witton Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Evenwood and Barony, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66864° or 54° 40′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.76337° or 1° 45′ 48″ westElevation
374 feet (114 metres)Open location code
9C6WM69P+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 823243160OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6287022Wikidata ID
Q8028618
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Witton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Witton Castle”
- Danish: “Witton Castle”
- French: “château de Witton”
- French: “Château de Witton”
- German: “Witton Castle”
- Italian: “Castello di Witton”
- Swedish: “Witton Castle”
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