Bramber Castle

Bramber Castle is the ruins of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, formerly the caput of the large feudal barony of long held by the Braose family.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Norman castle in Bamber, West Sussex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Bramber Castle Ruins”
Photo: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Nicholas’ Church, Bramber and Steyning Methodist Church.

Church
Photo: Poliphilo, CC0.
St Nicholas' Church, Bramber is a parish church in the village of , West Sussex. Dating back to approximately 1073, the fabric of the church is still mainly Norman though with some rebuilding and restoration work from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. is situated 430 feet southeast of Bramber Castle.

Church
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is a Methodist place of worship serving and surrounding villages in the Horsham district of , England. Built for a Wesleyan Methodist congregation who had outgrown an earlier chapel nearby, the Gothic Revival building opened in 1878 and has since been extended. is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Bramber Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bramber and Steyning.

Village
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY 3.0.
is a former manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham District of , England. It has a ruined medieval castle which was the caput of a large feudal barony.

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
is in , . is known for its well-preserved historic core, independent shops, and easy access to the surrounding countryside.

Village
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is a and civil parish in the Horsham District of , England. It is located at the northern end of the gap in the , four miles north of and has a land area of 1,877 hectares.

Bramber Castle

Latitude
50.88386° or 50° 53′ 2″ north
Longitude
-0.31641° or 0° 18′ 59″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
9C2XVMMM+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 589251325
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
6287200
Wiki­data ID
Q897538
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bramber Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bramber Castle”
  • Chinese: “布蘭伯城堡”
  • Danish: “Bramber Castle”
  • French: “château de Bramber”
  • French: “Château de Bramber”
  • German: “Bramber Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Bramber”
  • Italian: “Castello di Bramber”
  • Russian: “Замок Брамбер”
  • Swedish: “Bramber Castle”
  • Turkish: “Bramber Kalesi”

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