Buckingham Castle

Buckingham Castle was situated in the town of Buckingham, the former county town of Buckinghamshire, on the north side of the River Ouse. The castle was first mentioned in documentary sources in 1154–64 and was possibly demolished 1208–1215.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Peter and St Paul, Buckingham and Buckingham Chantry Chapel.

St Peter and St Paul, Buckingham

Church

Photo: Cnyborg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Peter and St. Paul, known commonly as Buckingham…

Buckingham Chantry Chapel

Historic building

Photo: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buckingham Chantry Chapel is a 15th-century chapel and… Buckingham Chantry Chapel is situated 1,000 feet north of Buckingham Castle.

Buckingham Old Gaol

Museum

Photo: Cnyborg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buckingham Old Gaol, sometimes known as Lord Cobham's… Buckingham Old Gaol is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Buckingham Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Radclive and Lenborough.

Radclive

Hamlet

Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Radclive is a village on the River Great Ouse just…

Lenborough

Hamlet

Photo: Pip Rolls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lenborough is a hamlet in the parish of Buckingham next to Gawcott, in Buckinghamshire, England.

Chackmore

Hamlet

Photo: Allan Friswell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chackmore is a hamlet in the parish of Radclive-cum-Chackmore, in north Buckinghamshire, England.

Buckingham Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in the United Kingdom
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Buckingham, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.99769° or 51° 59′ 52″ north

Longitude

-0.98967° or 0° 59′ 23″ west

Elevation

289 feet (88 metres)

Open location code

9C3XX2X6+34

GeoNames ID

6287229

Wikidata ID

Q4983202

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Buckingham Castle” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قلعة باكنغهام”
Cebuano: “Buckingham Castle”
Danish: “Buckingham Castle”
German: “Buckingham Castle”
Swedish: “Buckingham Castle”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Stratford Fields and Lowland Britain.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mount Pleasant and Courtyard by Marriott Milton Keynes.

Buckinghamshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Milton Keynes and Aylesbury.

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