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Aldford Castle

motte-and-bailey castle in Aldford, Aldford and Saighton, England, UK
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Aldford Castle

Summary

Aldford Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Aldford Castle is located in Aldford and Saighton[3].
  • Aldford Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Aldford Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • The location of Aldford Castle was Aldford[6].
  • Aldford Castle's Commons category is recorded as Aldford Castle[7].
  • Aldford Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ4189659542[8].
  • Aldford Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.1298, 'lon': -2.86993}[9].
  • Aldford Castle's described by source is recorded as Castle Studies Group[10].
  • Aldford Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[11].
  • Aldford Castle's historic county is recorded as Cheshire[12].

Body

Geography

Aldford Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Aldford and Saighton[3].

Designation and Status

Aldford Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[11].

Why It Matters

Aldford Castle is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Aldford
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Aldford, Aldford and Saighton
    Coordinates → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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