Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle, sometimes called Farleigh Castle or Farley Castle, is a medieval castle in , , England. The castle was built in two phases: the inner court was constructed between 1377 and 1383 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, who made his fortune as steward to John of Gaunt.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Farleigh Castle” and “Farley Castle”
  • Address: Farleigh Hungerford, BA2 7RS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Leonard and Iford Manor.

Church
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican in , within the English county of , was consecrated in 1443. It is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 820 feet southwest of Farleigh Hungerford Castle.

Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a manor house in Wiltshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building sitting on the steep, south-facing slope of the , in parish, about 2 miles southwest of the town of Bradford-on-Avon. is situated 4,200 feet north of Farleigh Hungerford Castle.

Building
Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, or Farleigh Castle, sometimes called Farleigh New Castle, is a large English country house in the county of , formerly the centre of the estate. is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Farleigh Hungerford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farleigh Hungerford and Tellisford.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of , England, 9 miles southeast of , 3½ miles west of on A366, between and in the valley of the .

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish 6 miles north-east of in the county of , England. The parish includes the village of Woolverton.

Hamlet
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is a small village in west , England, in the north of parish about 1.5 miles southwest of Bradford-on-Avon. It is the point at which the Kennet and Avon canal crosses the river and railway line via the , which was built by John Rennie and chief engineer John Thomas, between 1797 and 1801.

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Latitude
51.31748° or 51° 19′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.28665° or 2° 17′ 12″ west
Elevation
154 feet (47 metres)
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C3V8P87+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 109371387
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11073435
Wiki­data ID
Q5435410
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Thai—“Farleigh Hungerford Castle” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ফারলে হাঙ্গারফোর্ড দুর্গ”
  • Cebuano: “Farleigh Hungerford Castle”
  • Chinese: “法尼亨格福城堡”
  • Danish: “Farleigh Hungerford Castle”
  • Finnish: “Farleigh Hungerfordin linna”
  • French: “Château de Farleigh Hungerford”
  • German: “Farleigh Castle”
  • German: “Farleigh Hungerford Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Farleigh Hungerford”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Farleigh Castle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Farleigh Hungerford Castle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hungerford Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Farleigh Hungerford Castle”
  • Russian: “Замок Фарли-Хангерфорд”
  • Russian: “Замок Фарли”
  • Swedish: “Farleigh Hungerford Castle”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทฟาร์เลห์ ฮังเกอร์ฟอร์ด”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Iford and Lower Westwood.

Nearby Places

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