Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, one of many fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age, but one of only seven in the county of Cheshire in northern England.Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill Farm”, “Maiden Castle, Bickerton”, and “Maiden Castle, Cheshire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bickerton Hill and Brown Knowl Methodist Church.
Bickerton Hill
Peak
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Bickerton Hill refers to two low red sandstone hills that form the southern end of the Mid Cheshire Ridge in Cheshire, north-west England. The high point, Raw Head, lies on the northerly hill and has an elevation of 227 metres.
Brown Knowl Methodist Church
Church
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Brown Knowl Methodist Church is in Sherrington's Lane in the settlement of Brown Knowl in the civil parish of Broxton, Cheshire, England. The church, together with the former Sunday school, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Brown Knowl Methodist Church is situated 2,400 feet north of Maiden Castle.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
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Holy Trinity Church stands to the north of the village of Bickerton, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Holy Trinity Church is situated 1 mile northeast of Maiden Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tattenhall and Malpas.
Tattenhall
Tattenhall is a village in Cheshire. It is near to Beeston Castle, a ruined 13th-century castle, and sits along the Sandstone Trail, a long-distance walkers' path, between Frodsham to Whitchurch.
Malpas
Village
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Malpas is a market town and a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies near the borders with Shropshire and Wales, and had a population of 2,503 at the 2021 census. Malpas is situated 3½ miles south of Maiden Castle.
Tushingham
Village
Tushingham is a scattered community in the civil parish of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the county of Cheshire, England. Tushingham is situated 5 miles south of Maiden Castle.
Maiden Castle
- Categories: level terrain fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bickerton, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.07077° or 53° 4′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.75098° or 2° 45′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C5V36CX+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 214280847OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6735359
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In Other Languages
“Maiden Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Maiden Castle, Cheshire”
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