Motte
Motte is a castle in Great Easton, Uttlesford District, England. Motte is situated nearby to the church St John and St Giles, Great Easton, as well as near the community center Great Easton Village Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Swan Public House and Tilty Abbey.
The Swan Public House
Pub
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Swan Public House is situated 990 feet west of Motte.
Tilty Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tilty Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Tilty, Essex, England. It was dissolved 3 March 1536. The chapel, with a nave built circa 1220, became a parish church and has survived, with later alterations and extensions. Tilty Abbey is situated 1 mile northwest of Motte.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tilty
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tilty is situated 1 mile northwest of Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Dunmow and Richmond’s Green.
Great Dunmow
Great Dunmow is a small town in Essex, England. It lies roughly six miles west of Stansted Airport and 12 miles north-west of the county town Chelmsford.
Richmond’s Green
Hamlet
Richmond's Green or Richmonds Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Thaxted, and the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is 1.5 miles miles south-east from the town of Thaxted. The post town for Richmond's Green is Dunmow. Richmond’s Green is situated 2½ miles northeast of Motte.
Holder’s Green
Hamlet
Holder's Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lindsell, in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The hamlet is the site of the Essex Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve of 'Sweetings Meadow' which can be found on the hamlet's western approach from Richmonds Green. Holder’s Green is situated 2½ miles northeast of Motte.
Motte
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Great Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.90422° or 51° 54′ 15″ northLongitude
0.33748° or 0° 20′ 15″ eastOpen location code
9F32W83P+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 285826485OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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