Anstey Castle
Anstey Castle was in the village of Anstey, Hertfordshire. It was a 12th-century stone motte and bailey fortress that, according to tradition, was founded by Eustace II, Count of Boulogne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Anstey, East Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Anstey motte and bailey castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St George and The Woodman Inn.
The Woodman Inn
Pub
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Woodman Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Anstey Castle.
Church of St Giles
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Giles is situated 2 miles west of Anstey Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Hormead and Barkway.
Great Hormead
Village
Great Hormead is a small village in the civil parish of Hormead, in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It stands near the River Quin, on the B1038 road. Great Hormead is situated 2 miles south of Anstey Castle.
Barkway
Village
Photo: Mike W Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barkway is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England, about five miles south-east of Royston, 35 miles from London and 15 miles from the centre of Cambridge. Barkway is situated 2 miles northwest of Anstey Castle.
Little Hormead
Hamlet
Little Hormead is a village in the civil parish of Hormead, in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 2 miles east of the town of Buntingford. St Mary's Church dates from the 11th century. Little Hormead is situated 2½ miles south of Anstey Castle.
Anstey Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Anstey, 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—“Anstey Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Anstey Castle”
- German: “Anstey Castle”
- Latin: “Castrum Anastiae”
- Swedish: “Anstey Castle”
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