Waytemore Castle
Waytemore Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, England. The remains are a Grade I listed structure. This began as a motte and bailey castle in the time of William the Conqueror.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bishop’s Stortford Castle”, “Waytemore Castle (remains)”, and “Waytemore Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately south of the River Stort”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include War Memorial and Bishop’s Stortford railway station.
War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: John Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
War Memorial is situated 420 feet south of Waytemore Castle.
Bishop’s Stortford railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop's Stortford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, England. It is 30 miles 27 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Sawbridgeworth and Stansted Mountfitchet stations. Bishop’s Stortford railway station is situated 2,100 feet south of Waytemore Castle.
All Saints’ Church, Hockerill
Church
Photo: Michael-thorpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
All Saints' Church, Hockerill is a Grade II listed building, notable for being the first church designed by the 20th-century architect Stephen Dykes Bower. All Saints’ Church, Hockerill is situated 1,200 feet east of Waytemore Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishop’s Stortford and Little Hallingbury.
Bishop’s Stortford
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop's Stortford is an historic market town in Hertfordshire. The historic core of Stortford is covered by a Conservation Area, with 105 heritage-listed buildings.
Little Hallingbury
Hamlet
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Hallingbury is a village and a civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It lies 2 miles south of the centre of Bishop's Stortford, its post town, which is over the county boundary in Hertfordshire. Little Hallingbury is situated 2½ miles south of Waytemore Castle.
Spellbrook
Hamlet
Spellbrook is a hamlet in Hertfordshire, situated between Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth. Spellbrook is situated 2½ miles south of Waytemore Castle.
Waytemore Castle
Latitude
51.87194° or 51° 52′ 19″ northLongitude
0.16294° or 0° 9′ 47″ eastElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Open location code
9F32V5C7+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 79058112OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
6287246Wikidata ID
Q4917439
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Waytemore Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waytemore Castle”
- German: “Waytemore Castle”
- Swedish: “Waytemore Castle”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waytemore Castle”. Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.