Bishops Castle
Bishops Castle is a castle in Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, England. Bishops Castle is situated nearby to Church of St John the Baptist, as well as near the village Colebatch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Bishop’s Castle Community College.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2,200 feet south of Bishops Castle.
Bishop’s Castle Community College
School
Bishop's Castle Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in Bishop's Castle in the English county of Shropshire. Established in 1922 as Bishop's Castle County High School, today it is a foundation school administered by Shropshire Council. Bishop’s Castle Community College is situated 2,700 feet south of Bishops Castle.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bishops Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colebatch and Lydham.
Colebatch
Village
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colebatch is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England. The population of the Civil Parish as at the 2011 census was 210. The village lies on the A488, one mile south of Bishop's Castle, on the road to Clun.
Lydham
Village
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydham is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Lydham is situated on the junction of the A488 and the A489 main roads, about 2 miles north of Bishop's Castle.
Snead
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snead is a small village in Powys, Wales. It is situated on the A489 road and the River Camlad. The English border is immediately to the east of the village. Snead is situated 2 miles north of Bishops Castle.
Bishops Castle
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Bishop’s Castle (remains)”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.49543° or 52° 29′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.99843° or 2° 59′ 54″ westElevation
745 feet (227 metres)Open location code
9C4VF2W2+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 95403114OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6287172
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Bishops Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Bishops Castle”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cabin and Bankshead.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Castle Hotel and The Cross Keys.
Shropshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry, and Ludlow.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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. Photo: Flying Stag, CC BY-SA 2.0.