Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of , , England. It was built soon after 1138 by William d'Aubigny II, who had risen through the ranks of the Anglo-Norman nobility to become the Earl of Arundel.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Замок Касл-Райзинг”
  • Address: Castle Rising, King’s Lynn, PE31 6AH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of All Saints and Church of St Mary.

Church
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is situated 1½ miles west of Castle Rising Castle.

Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles southwest of Castle Rising Castle.

Church
Photo: Andy Peacock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles east of Castle Rising Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Rising and Babingley.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the English county of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet and former civil parish, now…

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now… is situated 2½ miles north of Castle Rising Castle.

Castle Rising Castle

Latitude
52.79294° or 52° 47′ 35″ north
Longitude
0.46897° or 0° 28′ 8″ east
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9F42QFV9+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166612287
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287328
Wiki­data ID
Q1049485
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Castle Rising Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة كاسل رايزينغ”
  • Cebuano: “Castle Rising Castle”
  • Chinese: “卡素賴辛城堡”
  • Danish: “Castle Rising”
  • Dutch: “Castle Rising”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Castle Rising”
  • French: “château de Castle Rising”
  • French: “Château de Castle Rising”
  • German: “Castle Rising Castle”
  • Japanese: “ライジング城”
  • Lithuanian: “Kasl Raizingo pilis”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Rising”
  • Russian: “Замок Райзинг”
  • Swedish: “Castle Rising Castle”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: North Wootton and South Wootton.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Castle Rising Gift Shop and Saffrons.

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