Whittington Castle

Whittington Castle is a castle in northern Shropshire, England. The castle was originally a motte-and-bailey castle, but this was replaced in the 13th century by one with buildings around a courtyard whose exterior wall was the curtain wall of the inner bailey.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle in Shropshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Castillo de whittington”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St John the Baptist and Park Hall.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Church of St John the Baptist

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Church of St John the Baptist is situated 530 feet northeast of Whittington Castle.

Park Hall

Stadium

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Park Hall Stadium is a football stadium to the north-east of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. Park Hall is situated 1 mile west of Whittington Castle.

Halston Hall

Castle

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Halston Hall is a Grade I listed building in the parish of Whittington, Shropshire, England. Halston Hall is situated 1 mile east of Whittington Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whittington and Gobowen.

Whittington

Village

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Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border.

Gobowen

Village

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Gobowen is a village in Shropshire, England, about 3 miles north of Oswestry. Gobowen is situated 2 miles northwest of Whittington Castle.

Oswestry

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Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border.

Whittington Castle

Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Whittington, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.87341° or 52° 52′ 24″ north

Longitude

-3.00368° or 3° 0′ 13″ west

Elevation

305 feet (93 metres)

Open location code

9C4RVXFW+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Whittington Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Whittington Castle”
Danish: “Whittington Castle”
French: “château de Whittington”
French: “Château de Whittington”
German: “Whittington Castle”
Italian: “Castello di Whittington”
Spanish: “Castillo de Whittington”
Swedish: “Whittington Castle”
Turkish: “Whittington Kalesi”
Welsh: “Castell Whittington”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Babbinswood and Park Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Castle Teas and Fitzwarine House.

Shropshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Shrewsbury and Telford.

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