Driffield Castle
Driffield Castle is located in the town of Driffield, approximately 12 miles north of Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was a Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortress which was founded by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester.- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Great Driffield Moat Hill”, “Moot Hill”, and “Moot Hill motte and bailey castle, and site of a medieval moated manor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Driffield and Our Lady and St Edward’s Church, Driffield.
All Saints’ Church, Driffield
Church
Photo: Keith D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
All Saints' Church is the parish church of Driffield, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. There was a church in Driffield before the Norman Conquest, and some large stones from it appear to be built into the tower. All Saints’ Church, Driffield is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Driffield Castle.
Our Lady and St Edward’s Church, Driffield
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Our Lady and St Edward's Church is a Catholic church in Driffield, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. Catholics worshipped in a house in Driffield, then in Driffield Corn Exchange. Our Lady and St Edward’s Church, Driffield is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Driffield Castle.
Driffield railway station
Railway station
Photo: Keith D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Driffield railway station serves the town of Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Hull–Scarborough line and is operated by Northern, providing all passenger train services. Driffield railway station is situated 3,400 feet south of Driffield Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Driffield and Little Driffield.
Driffield
Town
Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield.
Little Driffield
Village
Photo: Lordedmundblackadder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Driffield is a small village in the civil parish of Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the western outskirts of Great Driffield, to the west of the A614 road and south of the A166 road.
Kelleythorpe
Hamlet
Photo: Steve Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelleythorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, it forms part of the civil parish of Kirkburn. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds on the A614 road near to its junction with the A164 road.
Driffield Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, moated site, manor house, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Driffield, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.01041° or 54° 0′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.43965° or 0° 26′ 23″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
9C6X2H66+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 8783394388OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Driffield Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Driffield Moat Hill”
- German: “Driffield Castle”
- Swedish: “Great Driffield Moat Hill”
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