Folkingham Castle
Folkingham Castle is located near the village of Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England. The castle was the caput baroniae of the barony of Folkingham. A motte-and-bailey castle was constructed around the late 11th century by Gilbert de Gant, a Flemish soldier in William the Conqueror’s retinue.Photo: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Folkingham and Folkingham Manor House.
St Andrew’s Church, Folkingham
Church
Photo: Lofty, Public domain.
The Church of St Andrew in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England, is Grade I–listed Anglican church. Originating in the late 12th century, it was largely completed by the late 15th, with restorations carried out in 1825, 1858 and 1860. St Andrew’s Church, Folkingham is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Folkingham Castle.
Folkingham Manor House
House
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Folkingham Manor House is a historic manor house, which was built around 1650, and is located at 8 Market Place, Folkingham. Folkingham Manor House is situated 540 feet west of Folkingham Castle.
Church of St Nicholas
Church
Photo: Bob Danylec, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Nicholas is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Folkingham Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folkingham and Newton.
Folkingham
Village
Photo: CoolinG Dude, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Folkingham is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A15 road 11 miles north of Bourne and 10 miles south of Sleaford.
Newton
Village
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton is a village in the civil parish of Newton and Haceby, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 8 miles east from the town of Grantham, 7 miles south from Sleaford, and less than 1 mile south from the A52 road. Newton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Folkingham Castle.
Sempringham
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sempringham is a village in the civil parish of Pointon and Sempringham, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles south from the A52 road, 12 miles east from Grantham and 8 miles north from Bourne. Sempringham is situated 2½ miles east of Folkingham Castle.
Folkingham Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Folkingham, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.88832° or 52° 53′ 18″ northLongitude
-0.4045° or 0° 24′ 16″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
9C4XVHQW+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 190696351OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Folkingham Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Folkingham Castle”
- Swedish: “Folkingham Castle”
- Turkish: “Folkingham Kalesi”
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