Midford Castle

Midford Castle is a folly castle in the village of Midford, and the parish of Southstoke 3 miles south of Bath, Somerset, England. The castle was built in 1775 for Henry Disney Roebuck from designs by John Carter in the shape of the "clubs" symbol used in playing cards.

Photo: chris hayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Building
Description: Grade I listed folly in Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK
Also known as: “Midford Castle With Former Offices And Coach Houses”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity and Prior Park Landscape Garden.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: Keith Daulby, CC BY 3.0.

Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 3,100 feet north of Midford Castle.

Prior Park Landscape Garden

Garden

Photo: Infilms, Public domain.

Prior Park Landscape Garden surrounding the Prior Park estate south of Bath, Somerset, England, was designed in the 18th century by the poet Alexander Pope and the landscape gardener Capability Brown, and is now owned by the National Trust. Prior Park Landscape Garden is situated 1¼ miles north of Midford Castle.

St Michael’s Church, Monkton Combe

Church

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

St Michael's Church is the Church of England parish church of Monkton Combe, Somerset, England. It was also the parish church of Combe Down until the 1850s when the communities separated. It is a Grade II listed building. St Michael’s Church, Monkton Combe is situated 1 mile northeast of Midford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midford and South Stoke.

Midford

Village

Photo: Graeme Kitney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Midford is a village approximately 3 miles south-south-east of Bath, Somerset, England. Although relatively small, it extends over 2 counties, is part of two unitary authorities and is part of five parishes.

South Stoke

Village

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

South Stoke or Southstoke is a small village and civil parish in north east Somerset, England. It is 2 miles south of the city of Bath, on the River Avon and the route of the disused Somerset Coal Canal.

Combe Down

Suburb

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Combe Down is a village on the outskirts of Bath, England, in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority area, within the ceremonial county of Somerset.

Midford Castle

Categories: folly, castle, and historic site
Location: Southstoke, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.35054° or 51° 21′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.34662° or 2° 20′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C3V9M23+69

OpenStreetMap ID

way 172507684

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=folly

Wikidata ID

Q6842179

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Satellite Map

Discover Midford Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Midford Castle” goes by many names.

French: “château de Midford”
French: “Château de Midford”
German: “Midford Castle”
Turkish: “Midford Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tucking Mill Reservoir and The Hope & Anchor.

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