Middleham Castle
Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Victoria Jubilee Fountain and Castle Keep Art And Craft Shop.
Castle Keep Art And Craft Shop
Café
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Keep Art And Craft Shop is a café.
Swine Cross
Wayside cross
Photo: Mike Rayner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swine Cross is a historic structure in Middleham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The market cross was constructed in the 15th century in Swine Market.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middleham and Coverham.
Middleham
Town
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middleham is a market town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the confluence of the River Ure and River Cover.
Coverham
Village
Coverham is a village in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles west of the town of Middleham. Coverham is situated 2 miles southwest of Middleham Castle.
Leyburn
Town
Photo: Anthony Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le', and 'burn', meaning clearing by the stream. Leyburn is situated 2 miles northwest of Middleham Castle.
Middleham Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Middleham, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Middleham, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.28409° or 54° 17′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.80689° or 1° 48′ 25″ westElevation
482 feet (147 metres)Operator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C6W75MV+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 99768856OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Middleham Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة ميدلهام”
- Cebuano: “Middleham Castle”
- Chinese: “米德爾赫姆城堡”
- Danish: “Middleham Castle”
- Dutch: “Middleham Castle”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Middleham”
- French: “château de Middleham”
- French: “Château de Middleham”
- German: “Middleham Castle”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Μίντλεχαμ”
- Italian: “castello di Middleham”
- Italian: “Castello di Middleham”
- Japanese: “ミドルハム城”
- Malay: “Istana kota Middleham”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Middleham Castle”
- Norwegian: “Middleham Castle”
- Persian: “میدلهام (دژ)”
- Persian: “میدلهام”
- Swedish: “Middleham Castle”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Middleham Castle”. Photo: Michael Bryan, CC BY 2.0.