Stogursey Castle

Stogursey Castle is a medieval castle in Somerset, England. Most of the site is in ruins, but there is a thatched gatehouse used for holiday rental by the Landmark Trust.

Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Stogursey and Coleridge Cottage.

St Andrew’s Church, Stogursey

Church

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The Church of St Andrew in Stogursey, Somerset, England dates from the early 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church of St Andrew, now the parish church of Stogursey, was built as part of the Benedictine priory of Stogursey founded c. St Andrew’s Church, Stogursey is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Stogursey Castle.

Coleridge Cottage

Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coleridge Cottage is a cottage situated in Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, England. It is a grade II* listed building. The 17th century cottage was originally two buildings which were later combined and expanded. Coleridge Cottage is situated 2 miles south of Stogursey Castle.

Stowey Castle

Castle

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Stowey Castle was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, built in the 11th century, in the village of Nether Stowey on the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England. Stowey Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Stogursey Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stogursey and Nether Stowey.

Stogursey

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stogursey is a small village and civil parish in the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England. It is situated 3 miles from Nether Stowey, and 8 miles west of Bridgwater.

Nether Stowey

Village

Photo: Peter Levy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nether Stowey is a large village in Somerset, South West England. It sits in the foothills of the Quantock Hills, just below Over Stowey. The parish of Nether Stowey covers approximately 4 km2, with a population of 1,482. Nether Stowey is situated 2 miles south of Stogursey Castle.

Lilstock

Hamlet

Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lilstock is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stringston in Somerset, England. It is 12 miles north-west of Bridgwater, and 8 miles north-east of Williton. Lilstock is situated 2½ miles northwest of Stogursey Castle.

Stogursey Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Stogursey, Somerset, England, UK
Categories: archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Stogursey, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.17694° or 51° 10′ 37″ north

Longitude

-3.14186° or 3° 8′ 31″ west

Elevation

112 feet (34 metres)

Open location code

9C3R5VG5+Q7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48938057

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

6287086

Wikidata ID

Q7618366

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Stogursey Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Stogursey Castle”
Danish: “Stogursey Castle”
Finnish: “Stogurseyn linna”
German: “Stogursey Castle”
Swedish: “Stogursey Castle”
Turkish: “Stogursey Kalesi”

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