Oswestry Castle
Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Oswestry, 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 The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre;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.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 450 feet (140 metres)
- …is also known as “Oswestry Castle: motte and adjoining section of the town wall immediately north east of Christ Church”
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Oswestry Civil Parish, Shropshire, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Oswestry railway station and Church of St Oswald.
Oswestry railway station
Oswestry railway station is a Grade II listed heritage…
1,200 feet east of Oswestry Castle
Shelf Bank
Nature reserve
Shelf Bank is a hill in the centre of Oswestry which has been a local nature reserve since 2014.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oswestry and Morda.
Oswestry
Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border.
Gobowen
Gobowen is a village in Shropshire, England, about 2 miles north of Oswestry.
2½ miles north of Oswestry Castle
Oswestry Castle
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Latitude
52.86107° or 52° 51′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.05527° or 3° 3′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C4RVW6V+CV
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Oswestry Castle” goes by many names.
Oswestry CastleCebuano
Castrum LeourLatin
Замок ОзуэстриRussian
Замок ОсвестриRussian
ОсвестриRussian
Oswestry CastleSwedish
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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Shropshire: Highlights
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