Leicester Castle Motte
Leicester Castle Motte is an archaeological site in Leicester, England. Leicester Castle Motte is situated nearby to the building Trinity House, Formerly Trinity Hospital Almshouses, as well as near Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newarke Houses Museum and Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester.
Newarke Houses Museum
Museum
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The Newarke Houses Museum is a public museum in Leicester, England. It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and has a range of exhibits illustrating post-medieval and contemporary Leicester. Newarke Houses Museum is situated 350 feet east of Leicester Castle Motte.
Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Church
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St Mary de Castro is an ancient, Grade I listed church in Leicester, England, located within the bailey of Leicester Castle. It is a Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Leicester.
Magazine Gateway
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The Magazine Gateway is a Grade I listed building in Leicester. Now a solitary landmark alongside Leicester ringroad, it was originally the main gateway of a walled enclosure built around 1400, giving access to the religious precinct of The Newarke. Magazine Gateway is situated 620 feet east of Leicester Castle Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bede Island and Newfoundpool.
Bede Island
Suburb
Bede Island is an area of Leicester, England close to the city centre, with the River Soar to the west and Grand Union Canal to the east. For many years Bede Island South was a run down area of brownfield land home to Vic Berry's locomotive scrapyard but in the 1990s urban regeneration sought to improve housing, employment opportunities and the environment in the area.
Newfoundpool
Suburb
Newfoundpool is an area of Leicester lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.
Latimer
Suburb
Latimer was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.
Leicester Castle Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.63171° or 52° 37′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.14071° or 1° 8′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C4WJVJ5+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 415343450OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trinity House, Formerly Trinity Hospital Almshouses and Great Hall.
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