Benington Castle
Benington Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Benington, near Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England at grid reference TL296236. It has been protected since 1936 as a scheduled monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Bell Public House and Benington High Wood.
The Bell Public House
Pub
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bell Public House is situated 740 feet east of Benington Castle.
Benington High Wood
Forest
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benington High Wood is a 20.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Benington, Hertfordshire. The planning authority is East Hertfordshire District Council.
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 1½ miles west of Benington Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aston End and Whempstead.
Aston End
Village
Aston is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 844, increasing to 871 at the 2011 Census.
Whempstead
Hamlet
Whempstead is a hamlet in the parish of Watton-at-Stone, situated north of Hertford and to the south-east of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, it is close to the villages of Benington and Dane End. Whempstead is situated 2 miles southeast of Benington Castle.
Watton-at-Stone
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watton-at-Stone is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, and is midway between the towns of Stevenage and Hertford in the valley of the River Beane. Watton-at-Stone is situated 2½ miles south of Benington Castle.
Benington Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed castle in East Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Benington, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Benington Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Benington Castle”
- German: “Benington Castle”
- Swedish: “Benington Castle”
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