Corby Castle

Corby Castle is a Grade I listed building and ancestral home of a cadet branch of the prominent Howard family situated on the southern edge of the of in northern , .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: tower house in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Corby Castle Estate”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include River Eden and Wetheral Priory Gatehouse.

River
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The is a river that flows through , England. It rises on Black Fell Moss, near the village of , and runs in a generally north-westerly direction through the and before reaching the sea at the .

Historic building
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is a 15th-century stone fortification in , . The priory was founded at the start of the 12th century and the gatehouse controlled the entrance to its outer courtyard. is situated 960 feet west of Corby Castle.

Railway station
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Wetheral is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated 4 miles 7 chains east of Carlisle, serves the villages of and in the district, , England. is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Corby Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Corby and Broadwath.

Village
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is a village in northern , England, above the eastern bank of a wooded gorge on the . Directly across the river from is the village of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the Cumberland district, in the English county of . is on Cairn Beck. Nearby settlements include the villages of , , and .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , England. It is located to the east of Carlisle. In 1887, The British Architect said "on a site particularly high and open, are two small two- storied blocks of tenements, in all thirty-two, two small rooms to each, no other accommodation except four privies".

Corby Castle

Latitude
54.87982° or 54° 52′ 47″ north
Longitude
-2.82624° or 2° 49′ 35″ west
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Open location code
9C6VV5HF+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 334870854
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6287115
Wiki­data ID
Q5169810
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Corby Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Corby Castle”
  • Danish: “Corby Castle”
  • French: “château de Corby”
  • French: “Château de Corby”
  • German: “Corby Castle”
  • Japanese: “コービー城”
  • Swedish: “Corby Castle”
  • Turkish: “Corby Kalesi”

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