Oswestry Castle

Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of , Shropshire, England. The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre; Meresberie.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Oswestry Civil Parish, Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Oswestry Castle: motte and adjoining section of the town wall immediately north east of Christ Church” and “Замок Озуэстри”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Oswestry railway station and Church of St Oswald.

Railway station
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade II listed heritage… is situated 1,200 feet east of Oswestry Castle.

Church
Photo: Daveyonthemove, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1,500 feet south of Oswestry Castle.

Nature reserve
is a hill in the centre of which has been a local nature reserve since 2014.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oswestry and Morda.

Photo: P.khiao, CC0.
is a market town and historic railway town in , close to the Welsh border.

Village
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the outskirts of the town…

Village
Photo: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England, about 3 miles north of . is situated 2½ miles north of Oswestry Castle.

Oswestry Castle

Latitude
52.86107° or 52° 51′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.05527° or 3° 3′ 19″ west
Elevation
449 feet (137 metres)
Open location code
9C4RVW6V+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 64298773
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287265
Wiki­data ID
Q20713795
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Oswestry Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Oswestry Castle”
  • German: “Oswestry Castle”
  • Latin: “Castrum Leour”
  • Russian: “Замок Освестри”
  • Russian: “Освестри”
  • Swedish: “Oswestry Castle”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Weston and Brogyntyn Castle.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Horsemarket Pay and Display Parking and Oswestry Town Council, The Guildhall.

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Worth a closer look: Shrewsbury and Telford.

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