Hailes Castle

Hailes Castle was a castle in the village of Hailes in , England. The castle was built around the 11th or early 12th century near the church in the village.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Hailes Abbey”, “Hailes Castle, Gloucestershire”, and “Hailes Castle, Stanway”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hailes Abbey and Hailes Church.

Museum
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is a former Cistercian abbey, in the small village of Hailes, two miles northeast of , , . It was founded in 1246 as a daughter establishment of in .

Church
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is situated 420 feet north of Hailes Castle.

Railway station
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is a halt opened by the Great Western Railway on the Honeybourne Line from to Cheltenham which served the hamlet of Hailes in , as well as the nearby , between 1928 and 1960. is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Hailes Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Didbrook and Farmcote.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of , in the district, in , England, 8 miles north-east of . The village lies near the foot of the escarpment.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the in , England. It lies 2 miles east of the town of and 2 miles west of Temple Guiting. is a small place, a few houses along a dead end lane, but has a long history.

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is a town of 5,300 people in the . is a popular destination for walkers and history fans. With people often visiting the running Gloucestershire Warwickshire Heritage Railway steam train that connects it to Broadway and the Cheltenham Racecourse; and Sudeley Castle, the burial place of Queen Katherine Parr, that lies on its outskirts.

Hailes Castle

Latitude
51.96862° or 51° 58′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.92805° or 1° 55′ 41″ west
Elevation
341 feet (104 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C3WX39C+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 977346677
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Geo­Names ID
6287717
Wiki­data ID
Q5639246
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hailes Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hailes Castle”
  • German: “Hailes Castle”
  • Swedish: “Hailes Castle”

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