Hedingham Castle

Hedingham Castle, in the village of , , is arguably the best preserved Norman keep in England. The castle fortifications and outbuildings were built around 1100, and the keep around 1140.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom
  • Postal code: CO9 3DJ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hedingham Castle House and Church of St Nicholas, Castle Hedingham.

Building
Photo: Derek Voller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building.

Church
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Hedingham Castle.

Restaurant
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a restaurant, which is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Hedingham Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sible Hedingham and Great Yeldham.

Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. The village is located within the Colne Valley, in the northern region of Essex, close to both the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire borders, situated on the A1017 road.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , England, about 6 miles from the Suffolk border. It is situated along the main A1017 road between and . At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,948. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hedingham Castle.

Hamlet
Sible Hedingham is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. The village is located within the Colne Valley, in the northern region of Essex, close to both the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire borders, situated on the A1017 road. is situated 2½ miles south of Hedingham Castle.

Hedingham Castle

Latitude
51.99249° or 51° 59′ 33″ north
Longitude
0.60149° or 0° 36′ 5″ east
Elevation
236 feet (72 metres)
Inception
1140
Open location code
9F32XJR2+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27782649
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287248
Wiki­data ID
Q1146583
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“Hedingham Castle” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “замак Хедзінгем”
  • Cebuano: “Hedingham Castle”
  • Chinese: “海丁漢姆城堡”
  • Chinese: “海丁罕城堡”
  • Czech: “Hedingham Castle”
  • Danish: “Hedingham Castle”
  • Dutch: “Hedingham Castle”
  • French: “château de Hedingham”
  • French: “Château de Hedingham”
  • German: “Hedingham Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת הדינגהם”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Hedingham”
  • Italian: “castello di Hedingham”
  • Italian: “Castello di Hedingham”
  • Japanese: “ヘディンガム城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hedingham Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Hedingham Castle”
  • Persian: “قلعه هدینگهام”
  • Polish: “Zamek Hedingham”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Hedingham”
  • Russian: “Замок Хедингем”
  • Russian: “Хедингемский замок”
  • Swedish: “Castle Hedingham”
  • Swedish: “Hedingham Castle”
  • Turkish: “Hedingham Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Castell Hedingham”

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