Bedford Castle
Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Matthew Paris, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bedford Castle motte and bailey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum and John Bunyan Museum.
The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum
Museum
Photo: Simonxag, Public domain.
The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum is the principal art gallery and museum in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, run by Bedford Borough Council and the trustees of the Cecil Higgins Collection.
John Bunyan Museum
Museum
Photo: Simonxag, Public domain.
John Bunyan Museum is a museum primarily dedicated to the life, times and works of John Bunyan. The museum is located in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. John Bunyan Museum is situated 470 feet north of Bedford Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle and Elstow.
Castle
Suburb
Castle is an electoral ward and area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The Castle area incorporates the site of Bedford Castle and the town's historic centre including its market and High Street, as well as nearby residential streets.
Elstow
Village
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elstow is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, about 2 miles south of Bedford town centre.
Brickhill
Suburb
Photo: Simonxag, Public domain.
Brickhill is a civil parish and electoral ward within northern Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The boundaries of Brickhill are approximately Kimbolton Road to the east, Bedford Park and the old Bedford cemetery to the south, with Cemetery Hill and the Manton Heights Industrial Estate to the west.
Bedford Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.13544° or 52° 8′ 8″ northLongitude
-0.46337° or 0° 27′ 48″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
9C4X4GPP+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4118137OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bedford Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bedford Castle (kastilyo sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Inglatera)”
- Cebuano: “Bedford Castle”
- Finnish: “Bedfordin linna”
- French: “château de Bedford”
- French: “Château de Bedford”
- German: “Bedford Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Bedford”
- Russian: “Бедфордский замок”
- Swedish: “Bedford Castle (slott i Storbritannien, England)”
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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 “Bedford Castle”. Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.