Laxton Castle
Laxton Castle is a late 11th- or early 12th-century medieval castle located north of the village of Laxton in Nottinghamshire, England. According to an early 20th-century report by the British Archaeological Association, the site is notable not only as "the…Photo: Robert Goulden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Laxton and National Holocaust Centre and Museum.
St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Laxton
Church
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St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Laxton is a Grade I listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Laxton, Nottinghamshire. St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Laxton is situated 1,800 feet south of Laxton Castle.
National Holocaust Centre and Museum
Museum
The National Holocaust Centre and Museum, previously known as Beth Shalom, is a Holocaust memorial centre near Laxton in Nottinghamshire in England. National Holocaust Centre and Museum is situated 1¼ miles west of Laxton Castle.
Church of Our Lady of Egmanton
Church
The Church of Our Lady of Egmanton is a Church of England parish church in Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, and the location of the Shrine of Our Lady of Egmanton. Church of Our Lady of Egmanton is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Laxton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laxton and Egmanton.
Laxton
Village
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Laxton is a village in the civil parish of Laxton and Moorhouse, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the English county of Nottinghamshire, situated about 25 miles northeast of Nottingham city centre.
Egmanton
Village
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Egmanton is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, and is located one mile south of Tuxford and one mile north of Laxton. According to the 2001 census it has 254 inhabitants in 101 households in the civil parish, the population taken at the 2011 census went up to 286, and this fell to 271 for the 2021 census.
Kirton
Village
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Kirton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 3 miles east of Ollerton. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 273, reducing to 261 at the 2011 census, and rising to 267 at the 2021 census. Kirton is situated 2 miles northwest of Laxton Castle.
Laxton Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Laxton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Laxton and Moorhouse, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Laxton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Laxton Castle”
- German: “Laxton Castle”
- German: “Laxton Hall”
- Swedish: “Laxton Castle”
- Turkish: “Laxton Kalesi”
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