Great Barford Castle

Great Barford Castle, later known as Creakers Manor, was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle to the north of Great Barford in Bedfordshire, England. The site now survives as earthworks and cropmarks near Creakers Farmhouse and is recorded in the Bedfordshire Historic Environmental Record as HER 818.

Castle
…lies at an elevation of 171 feet (52 metres)
…is also known as “Great Barford The Creakers”
Description: castle in Great Barford in United Kingdom

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Renhold Chapel and All Saints’ Church, Renhold.

Renhold Chapel

Church

Photo: Renhold MK41, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Renhold Chapel is a Baptist chapel in the village of Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. Renhold Chapel is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Great Barford Castle.

All Saints’ Church, Renhold

Church

Photo: Flutophilus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. All Saints’ Church, Renhold is situated 1 mile west of Great Barford Castle.

Mowsbury Hill

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mowsbury Hill is a 2.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve and Scheduled Monument in north Bedford. Mowsbury Hill is situated 2½ miles west of Great Barford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Renhold and Great Barford.

Renhold

Village

Photo: Flutophilus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Renhold is a village and civil parish located on the…

Great Barford

Village

Photo: Simon Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Barford is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Great Barford is situated 1½ miles east of Great Barford Castle.