Aslockton Castle
Aslockton Castle is a ruined fortification, a motte-and-bailey castle, in the village of Aslockton, Nottinghamshire. The original name of the settlement was Aslachetone, which suggests a possible Norse origin; it was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was described as a large settlement.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 feet (20 metres)
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as“Cranmer’s Mound”“Cranmer’s Mound: motte castle, prospect mound, moated fishponds, enclosure, hollow way and ridge and furrow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Aslockton railway station and Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton.
Aslockton railway station
Aslockton railway station serves the English villages…
1,100 feet southwest of Aslockton Castle
Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton
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1,400 feet south of Aslockton Castle
Villages in the Area
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Elton on the Hill
Elton on the Hill is a hamlet and civil parish in the…
1½ miles southeast of Aslockton Castle
Sutton-cum-Granby
Sutton-cum-Granby is a hamlet in the civil parish…
2 miles southeast of Aslockton Castle
Aslockton Castle
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Latitude
52.95315° or 52° 57′ 11″ north
Longitude
-0.89403° or 0° 53′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C4XX434+79
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