Driffield Castle

Driffield Castle is located in the town of , approximately 12 miles north of , , England. It was a Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortress which was founded by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester.
Wikipedia
  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 75 feet (23 metres)
  • Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Great Driffield Moat Hill”
    “Moot Hill”
    “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.

Church
Photo: Keith D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
All Saints' Church is the parish church of … is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Driffield Castle.

Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Our Lady and St Edward's Church is a Catholic church… is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Driffield Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Keith D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
serves the town of in the , . is situated 3,400 feet south of Driffield Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Driffield and Little Driffield.

Town
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, also known as Great , is a market…

Village
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is a small village in the civil…

Hamlet
Photo: Steve Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the…

Driffield Castle

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Latitude
54.01041° or 54° 0′ 38″ north
Longitude
-0.43965° or 0° 26′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C6X2H66+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8783394388
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287685
Wiki­data ID
Q5307412

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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”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Slays Dale and Sunderlandwick.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Stuart’s of Driffield and Nisa Local.

England: Highlights

Notable places include London and Manchester.

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