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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Bell Public House and Benington High Wood.
Benington High Wood
Forest
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.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Walkern
Church
The parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Walkern, Hertfordshire, dates from before the Norman Conquest and has been altered in the succeeding centuries. The nave retains at least one Anglo-Saxon wall. Church of St Mary the Virgin, Walkern is situated 2 miles north 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. It lies 2.5 miles south-east of the centre of Stevenage, its post town.
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
Watton-at-Stone is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 4 miles north of Hertford, its post town, and 5 miles south-east of the centre of Stevenage. 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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Latitude
51.89587° or 51° 53′ 45″ north
Longitude
-0.11645° or 0° 6′ 59″ west
Elevation
377 feet (115 metres)
Open location code
9C3XVVWM+8C
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Benington Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Benington Castle”
- German: “Benington Castle”
- Swedish: “Benington Castle”
- Turkish: “Benington Kalesi”
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