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.
Prior Park
Photo: Infilms, Public domain.
Prior Park is a Neo-Palladian house that was designed by John Wood, the Elder, and built in the 1730s and 1740s for Ralph Allen on a hill overlooking Bath, Somerset, England. Prior Park is situated 1 mile north 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.35054° or 51° 21′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.34662° or 2° 20′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C3V9M23+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 172507684OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyWikidata ID
Q6842179
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Satellite Map
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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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