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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cranmer’s Mound” and “Cranmer’s Mound: motte castle, prospect mound, moated fishponds, enclosure, hollow way and ridge and furrow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Thomas’s Church, Aslockton and Aslockton railway station.
St Thomas’s Church, Aslockton
Church
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St. Thomas' Church, Aslockton is a late 19th-century Church of England parish church in the village of Aslockton, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of special architectural or historic interest. St Thomas’s Church, Aslockton is situated 540 feet northwest of Aslockton Castle.
Aslockton railway station
Railway station
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Aslockton railway station serves the English villages of Aslockton and Whatton-in-the-Vale in Nottinghamshire. It also draws passengers from other nearby villages. It is 10 miles east of Nottingham on the Nottingham–Skegness Line. Aslockton railway station is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Aslockton Castle.
Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton
Church
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The Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton is a parish church in the Church of England in Whatton-in-the-Vale, Nottinghamshire, dedicated to St John of Beverley. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton is situated 1,400 feet south of Aslockton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elton on the Hill and Orston.
Elton on the Hill
Village
Photo: Bob Danylec, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elton on the Hill is a hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England and within the Vale of Belvoir. A population of 114 was reported at the 2021 census. Elton on the Hill is situated 1½ miles southeast of Aslockton Castle.
Orston
Village
Orston is an English village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, 15 miles east of Nottingham. It borders the parishes of Scarrington, Thoroton, Flawborough, Bottesford and Elton on the Hill. Orston is situated 1½ miles east of Aslockton Castle.
Sutton-cum-Granby
Village
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Sutton-cum-Granby is a hamlet in the Borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir. Sutton-cum-Granby is situated 2 miles southeast of Aslockton Castle.
Aslockton Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, ridge and furrow, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aslockton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aslockton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aslockton Cranmers Mound”
- German: “Aslockton Castle”
- Swedish: “Aslockton Cranmers Mound”
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