Longthorpe Tower
Longthorpe Tower is a 14th-century three-storey tower in the Longthorpe area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. It is famous for its well-preserved set of medieval murals.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade I listed house in Longthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Longthorpe Tower House” and “Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thorpe Wood and Longthorpe Post Office.
Thorpe Wood
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thorpe Wood is a 10 hectare nature reserve on the western outskirts of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Longthorpe Post Office
Convenience store
Photo: Aorist208, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Longthorpe Post Office is a convenience store, which is situated 870 feet east of Longthorpe Tower.
Orton Mere railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Skuce, Public domain.
Orton Mere is a station on the Nene Valley Railway and is situated between Ferry Meadows and Peterborough Nene Valley, adjacent to the River Nene. Orton Mere provides access to the eastern end of the Nene Park. Orton Mere railway station is situated 4,200 feet south of Longthorpe Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longthorpe and West Town.
Longthorpe
Suburb
Longthorpe is an area of the city of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Located two miles west from the city centre, the area covers 1,390 acres.
West Town
Suburb
West Town is residential area of the city of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it forms part of Peterborough West ward.
Ravensthorpe
Suburb
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravensthorpe is a residential area and electoral ward of the city of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Ravensthorpe County Primary School is located in the area with secondary pupils usually attending nearby Jack Hunt School in Netherton.
Longthorpe Tower
- Categories: tower, fortified house, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Peterborough, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.57085° or 52° 34′ 15″ northLongitude
-0.28683° or 0° 17′ 13″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Levels
4Operator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C4XHPC7+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 875910280OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Longthorpe Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “長科塔”
- Danish: “Longthorpe Tower”
- French: “tour de Longthorpe”
- French: “Tour de Longthorpe”
- Irish: “Longthorpe Tower”
- Spanish: “Torre Longthorpe”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Longthorpe Tower”. Photo: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0.