Orford Castle

Orford Castle is a castle in in the English county of , 12 miles northeast of , with views over . It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in Suffolk Coastal, United Kingdom
  • Postal code: IP12 2NF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crown And Castle Hotel and St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford.

Hotel
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is situated 400 feet east of Orford Castle.

Church
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The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of , . A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building. is situated 1,000 feet east of Orford Castle.

Pub
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is situated 810 feet east of Orford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gedgrave and Sudbourne.

Hamlet
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is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of in eastern England. In 2005, its population was 30. once had a church called St Andrews.

Village
is a village and civil parish in , England, located approximately 2 miles north of . All Saints' Church dates from the 14th century but was much restored in 1879. is situated 2 miles north of Orford Castle.

Locality
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was a lighthouse on , in , England. The 30 metres tower was completed in 1792. Work began on demolition in July 2020, and was completed in August. is situated 2 miles east of Orford Castle.

Orford Castle

Latitude
52.09429° or 52° 5′ 39″ north
Longitude
1.53073° or 1° 31′ 51″ east
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9F433GVJ+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 144168614
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1964047
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Orford Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “castell d’Orford”
  • Cebuano: “Orford Castle”
  • Chinese: “呵佛城堡”
  • Chinese: “欧福德城堡”
  • Chinese: “歐福德城堡”
  • Danish: “Orford Castle”
  • Finnish: “Orfordin linna”
  • French: “château d’Orford”
  • French: “Château d’Orford”
  • German: “Orford Castle”
  • Japanese: “オーフォード城”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Orford”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Orford”
  • Russian: “Замок Орфорд”
  • Russian: “Орфордский замок”
  • Slovenian: “grad Orford”
  • Slovenian: “Orford Castle”
  • Swedish: “Orford Castle”
  • Turkish: “Orford Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Оксфордський замок”
  • Ukrainian: “Орфордський замок”
  • Welsh: “Castell Orford”

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Highlights include Orford Museum and Castle Green.

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