Knaresborough Castle

Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the in the town of , , England.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knaresborough Castle and Court House Museum and Mother Shipton’s Cave.

Museum
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Forest
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Mother Shipton's Cave is at , North Yorkshire, England, near the . Nearby is a petrifying well, also known as a dropping well. The latter is the oldest tourist attraction to charge a fee in England, and has been operated since 1630.

Railway station
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is a Grade II listed station serving the town of in , . It is located on the Harrogate Line 16 miles 50 chains from between and , and is managed by Northern Trains, who operate all services. is situated 700 feet north of Knaresborough Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calcutt and Starbeck.

Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the county of , England. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary .

Suburb
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is a village and suburb of in , England. The population of Ward taken at the 2011 census was 6,226. It has many facilities, including , which serves the Harrogate Line.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It is situated 2 miles north of . is situated 2½ miles north of Knaresborough Castle.

Knaresborough Castle

Latitude
54.0072° or 54° 0′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.46927° or 1° 28′ 9″ west
Elevation
203 feet (62 metres)
Inception
1100
Operator
North Yorkshire Council
Open location code
9C6W2G4J+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 75280299
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
6287315
Wiki­data ID
Q6421781
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Satellite Map

Discover Knaresborough Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Knaresborough Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Knaresborough Castle”
  • Chinese: “納爾斯伯勒城堡”
  • Czech: “Knaresborough”
  • Danish: “Knaresborough Castle”
  • French: “Château de Knaresborough”
  • German: “Knaresborough Castle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Knaresborough Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Knaresborough Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Knaresborough”
  • Russian: “Замок Нерсборо”
  • Swedish: “Knaresborough Castle”
  • Turkish: “Knaresborough Kalesi”

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Explore places such as Mackintosh Park and Red Bank.

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