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.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in County Durham, England, United Kingdom
- Address: Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Witton-le-Wear railway station and Church of St Philip and St James.
Witton-le-Wear railway station
Railway station
Church of St Philip and St James
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Witton-le-Wear and Phoenix Row.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.66864° or 54° 40′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.76337° or 1° 45′ 48″ west
Elevation
374 feet (114 metres)
Open location code
9C6WM69P+FM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“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”
- Turkish: “Witton Kalesi”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wear Valley Junction and Low Etherley.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Lido and Fitches Grange.
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