Whorlton Castle
Whorlton Castle is a ruined medieval castle situated near the abandoned village of Whorlton in North Yorkshire, England. It was established in the early 12th century as a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification associated with the nearby settlement.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Holy Cross and Middle Bridge.
Church of Holy Cross
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Holy Cross is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Whorlton Castle.
Middle Bridge
Bridge
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middle Bridge is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Whorlton Castle.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Faceby
Church
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene's Church is an Anglican church in Faceby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A church was built in Faceby in the 12th century. St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Faceby is situated 1 mile east of Whorlton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whorlton and Swainby.
Whorlton
Hamlet
Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whorlton is a hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is very near Swainby and the A19, and 6 miles south west of Stokesley. Features include the remains of Whorlton Castle and the Church of the Holy Rood.
Swainby
Village
Photo: Stephen McCulloch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swainby is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A172 road, 8 miles north-east from Northallerton and 5 miles south-west from the small market town of Stokesley.
Potto
Village
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Potto is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is 5 miles southwest of Stokesley and near the main A172 road. Potto has a pub, a church and a haulage company, Prestons of Potto, which was established in 1936.
Whorlton Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Hambleton, United Kingdom
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Whorlton, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.41542° or 54° 24′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.26001° or 1° 15′ 36″ westElevation
341 feet (104 metres)Open location code
9C6WCP8Q+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 6050674824OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Whorlton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whorlton Castle”
- German: “Whorlton Castle”
- Swedish: “Whorlton Castle”
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