Motte Castle Mound

Motte Castle Mound is a castle in Ightfield, Shropshire, England. Motte Castle Mound is situated nearby to the forest Upper Kempley Wood, as well as near Brickfield Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity and Church of Saint John the Baptist.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 1 mile northeast of Motte Castle Mound.

Church of Saint John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of Saint John the Baptist is situated 2 miles north of Motte Castle Mound.

Church of Immanuel

Church

Photo: Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of Immanuel is situated 2 miles south of Motte Castle Mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calverhall and Ightfield.

Calverhall

Village

Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calverhall is a small village in Shropshire, approximately 5 miles away from the town of Whitchurch. It lies within the civil parish of its neighbouring village of Ightfield which is one mile away.

Ightfield

Village

Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ightfield is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 529. Within the civil parish boundaries is another small village - Calverhall. Ightfield is situated 1½ miles north of Motte Castle Mound.

Fauls Green

Village

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fauls Green is a hamlet situated 3 miles from Prees in rural north Shropshire, England. The placename is commonly abbreviated to Fauls. The Fauls Holy Emmanuel church is located within the hamlet. Fauls Green is situated 2 miles south of Motte Castle Mound.

Motte Castle Mound

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.91887° or 52° 55′ 8″ north

Longitude

-2.60023° or 2° 36′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C4VW99X+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5754866643

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Kempley Wood and Roman Agger.

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