Someries Castle
Someries Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, in the Parish of Hyde, near the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England.Photo: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: fortified manor house in Hyde, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Someries Castle: a medieval magnate’s residence and formal garden remains”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Luton Airport and Luton Airport Parkway station.
Luton Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Steff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London Luton Airport is an international airport in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It is 1.7 miles east of the town centre and is the fourth-busiest airport serving London.
Luton Airport Parkway station
Railway station
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luton Airport Parkway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, serving south Luton and Luton Airport in Bedfordshire. The station is situated in Luton's Park Town district, being 29.27 miles from London St Pancras between Harpenden to the south and Luton to the north. Luton Airport Parkway station is situated 1 mile west of Someries Castle.
Central Terminal
Railway station
Photo: Cypp0847, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central Terminal is a railway station, which is situated 3,500 feet north of Someries Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chiltern Green and Wigmore.
Chiltern Green
Hamlet
Chiltern Green is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England, next to the border with Hertfordshire. It is in the civil parish of Hyde. The settlement lent its name to Chiltern Green railway station, which was located in nearby New Mill End.
Wigmore
Suburb
Wigmore is a suburb of Luton about 2 miles east north-east of the town centre, and a ward of the Borough of Luton, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Wigmore is situated 1½ miles north of Someries Castle.
Luton
Photo: Bodrogikg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Luton is a large town in Bedfordshire, some 35 mi north of London. It's a multicultural town with a population of about 200,000. It used to have a straw and hat-making trade, hence "The Hatters" nickname of Luton football club; a couple of factories remain along the Old Bedford Road.
Someries Castle
- Categories: fortified manor house, building, and historic site
- Location: Hyde, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86913° or 51° 52′ 9″ northLongitude
-0.37565° or 0° 22′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C3XVJ9F+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 263068054OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7559756
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Someries Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Someries Castle”
- Danish: “Someries Castle”
- French: “château de Someries”
- French: “Château de Someries”
- German: “Someries Castle”
- Polish: “Zamek Someries”
- Swedish: “Someries Castle”
- Turkish: “Someries Kalesi”
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