Northampton Castle
Northampton Castle in Northampton, was one of the most prominent Norman castles in England. The castle site was outside the western city gate, and defended on three sides by deep trenches.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Northampton, England, UK
- Also known as: “Northampton Castle, remains of”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Northampton railway station and St Peter’s Church, Northampton.
Northampton railway station
Railway station
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Northampton railway station serves the market town of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the Northampton Loop of the West Coast Main Line and is located 65 miles 68 chains from London Euston. Northampton railway station is situated 540 feet southwest of Northampton Castle.
St Peter’s Church, Northampton
Church
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St Peter's Church is a redundant parish church in Marefair, Northampton, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St Peter’s Church, Northampton is situated 820 feet southeast of Northampton Castle.
Victoria Park
Park
Victoria Park is a public green space in St James End, Northampton, England, south of Spencer Bridge Road. The park has open grass areas and lines and belts of trees. Victoria Park is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Northampton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dallington and Abington.
Dallington
Suburb
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Dallington is an area and former civil parish about 1.5 miles northwest of the centre of Northampton, now in the parish of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England.
Abington
Suburb
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Abington is a district of the town of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, situated about 2 miles east of the town centre. Abington is situated 2 miles northeast of Northampton Castle.
Hardingstone
Village
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Hardingstone is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the southern edge of Northampton, and now forms a suburb of the town. It is about 1 mile from the town centre. Hardingstone is situated 2 miles southeast of Northampton Castle.
Northampton Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northampton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Northampton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Northampton Castle”
- Chinese: “北安普頓城堡”
- French: “château de Northampton”
- French: “Château de Northampton”
- German: “Northampton Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Northampton”
- Russian: “Нортгемптонский замок”
- Swedish: “Northampton Castle”
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