Devon
East Devon District
Ottery St. Mary

Belbury Castle

Belbury Castle is the name given to an Iron Age earthwork, probably a hill fort or livestock enclosure, close to in , . The earthwork is on part of a hilltop at approximately 115 metres above sea level.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Castle Copse” and “Castle Field”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Hill (Devon) Memorial Cross and The King’s School.

Memorial
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,600 feet west of Belbury Castle.

School
Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The King's School is a secondary school and sixth form located in , , England. It was established as a choir school by the bishop John Grandisson in 1335, but was replaced by a grammar school by Henry VIII in 1545. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Belbury Castle.

Library
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles northeast of Belbury Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fluxton and Allercombe.

Hamlet
Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet situated in the Otter Valley, . It is made up predominantly of old farmhouses and new barn conversions and has a population of approximately 99.

Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in east , England. It lies just south of the A30 road between the villages of and . is situated 1½ miles west of Belbury Castle.

Village
Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of Ottery St Mary in the county of . It has a population of around 350. The village is built on rising ground overlooking the . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Belbury Castle.

Belbury Castle

Latitude
50.73876° or 50° 44′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.31114° or 3° 18′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C2RPMQQ+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4167364057
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q4882028
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Highlights include Saint Michael The Archangel and West Hill Post Office.

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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 “Belbury Castle”. Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.