Hylton Castle

Hylton Castle is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, England. Originally built from wood by the Hilton family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was later rebuilt in stone in the late 14th to early 15th century.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hylton Chapel and Castle View Enterprise Academy.

Hylton Chapel

Ruins

Photo: Craigy144, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hylton Chapel is a ruins.

Castle View Enterprise Academy

School

Castle View Enterprise Academy is a Sponsored Academy in Sunderland, England. Castle View Enterprise Academy is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Hylton Castle.

North East Land, Sea and Air Museums

Museum

The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums, formerly the… North East Land, Sea and Air Museums is situated 1 mile west of Hylton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hylton Red House and Hylton Castle.

Hylton Red House

Suburb

Hylton Red House, known locally just as Red House…

Hylton Castle

Suburb

Hylton Castle is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

South Hylton

Suburb

South Hylton is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

Hylton Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Sunderland, UK
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.92256° or 54° 55′ 21″ north

Longitude

-1.44325° or 1° 26′ 36″ west

Elevation

135 feet (41 metres)

Operator

English Heritage

Open location code

9C6WWHF4+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Hylton Castle” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Castiellu Hylton”
Cebuano: “Hylton Castle”
Chinese: “希爾頓城堡”
Danish: “Hylton Castle”
French: “château de Hylton”
French: “Château de Hylton”
German: “Hylton Castle”
Russian: “Замок Хилтон”
Swedish: “Hylton Castle”
Turkish: “Hylton Kalesi”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Castletown and Downhill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: WASHINGTON ROAD-CRAIGAVON ROAD and HYLTON CASTLE.

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