South Moreton Castle

South Moreton Castle was an 11th-century castle in the village of , , . The name can also refer to a nearby siege-castle, probably from the 12th century.
Wikipedia
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle in South Moreton, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Motte castle immediately west of St John the Baptist’s Church”
  • Inscription: “Motte castle immediately west of St John the Baptist’s Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of All Saints.

Church
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1 mile north of South Moreton Castle.

Church
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ miles south of South Moreton Castle.

Church
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ miles south of South Moreton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fulscot and Cholsey.

Hamlet
Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about 0.5 miles west of the village. In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire.

Village
Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish immediately south of in South Oxfordshire. Its population in 2011 was 3,457. 2011 Census. Its parish boundary, some 17 miles long, reaches from the edge of Wallingford into the Berkshire Downs. is situated 2 miles southeast of South Moreton Castle.

Village
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is a village and civil parish at the foot of the Berkshire Downs section of the North Wessex Downs about 4 miles south of , 14 miles south of Oxford and 50 miles west of London. is situated 2 miles southwest of South Moreton Castle.

South Moreton Castle

Latitude
51.58829° or 51° 35′ 18″ north
Longitude
-1.19688° or 1° 11′ 49″ west
Open location code
9C3WHRQ3+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11724796201
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q7567985
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“South Moreton Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “South Moreton (kastilyo)”
  • Cebuano: “South Moreton”
  • German: “South Moreton Castle”
  • Swedish: “South Moreton Castle”
  • Swedish: “South Moreton”

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Highlights include South Moreton Graveyard and South Moreton Church.

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