North East England
County Durham
Bishop Auckland

Auckland Castle

Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of in , England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from approximately 1183 and was their primary residence between 1832 and 2012, when the castle and its contents were sold to the Auckland Castle Trust.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Auckland Palace”, “Bishop’s Castle”, and “Bishop’s Palace”
  • Address: Durham Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7NR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bishop Auckland Town Hall and Church of St Anne.

Town hall
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipal facility in the Market Place, , Co Durham, . It is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 690 feet southwest of Auckland Castle.

Church
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 700 feet southwest of Auckland Castle.

Building
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a building, which is situated 380 feet south of Auckland Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Coundon and Toronto.

Hamlet
is a small village in , in . It is situated to the west of , near . In the 2001 census had a population of 41.

Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England. It is situated a mile to the north-west of and was represented in Wear Valley District Council until that authority was merged into Durham County Council in April 2009.

Village
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY 2.5.
is a village just south of in , England. St Andrew's church is the largest church in County Durham and a Grade I listed building.

Auckland Castle

Latitude
54.66662° or 54° 39′ 60″ north
Longitude
-1.67048° or 1° 40′ 14″ west
Elevation
312 feet (95 metres)
Open location code
9C6WM88H+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 378132805
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287023
Wiki­data ID
Q4819493
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Satellite Map

Discover Auckland Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Auckland Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Castell Auckland”
  • Cebuano: “Bishop Auckland Castle”
  • Chinese: “奥克兰城堡”
  • Chinese: “奧克蘭城堡”
  • Danish: “Auckland Castle”
  • French: “château d’Auckland”
  • French: “Château d’Auckland”
  • German: “Auckland Castle”
  • Italian: “Auckland Castle”
  • Italian: “Auckland Palace”
  • Italian: “Castello di Auckland”
  • Italian: “Palazzo di Auckland”
  • Russian: “Оклендский дворец”
  • Russian: “Оклендский замок”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Auckland”
  • Swedish: “Bishop Auckland Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Auckland”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Broken Bank and Auckland Park.

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Explore places such as Bishop’s Kitchen and The Walled Garden.

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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 “Auckland Castle”. Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.