Alnwick Castle

castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK; seat of the Duke of Northumberland, England, UK
Organization historic_house_museum Q1320427
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Alnwick Castle

Summary

Alnwick Castle is a historic house museum[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of historic_house_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,050 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alnwick Castle was a member of Historic Houses Association[3].
  • Alnwick Castle is located in England[4].
  • Alnwick Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Alnwick Castle's instance of is recorded as historic house museum[6].
  • Alnwick Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7].
  • Alnwick Castle took place at Alnwick[8].
  • Alnwick Castle's postal code is recorded as NE66 1NQ[9].
  • Alnwick Castle's Commons category is recorded as Alnwick Castle[10].
  • 1096 marks the founding of Alnwick Castle[11].
  • Alnwick Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NU1868513574[12].
  • Alnwick Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.415783, 'lon': -1.706078}[13].
  • Alnwick Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.alnwickcastle.com/[14].
  • Alnwick Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[15].
  • Alnwick Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[16].
  • Alnwick Castle's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[17].
  • Alnwick Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[18].
  • Alnwick Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed park and garden[19].
  • Alnwick Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alnwick Castle'}[20].
  • Alnwick Castle covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1512.24'}[21].
  • Alnwick Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Estates Office, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick NE66 1NQ'}[22].
  • Alnwick Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as North Northumberland[23].
  • Alnwick Castle's historic county is recorded as Northumberland[24].

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Founding

1096 marks the founding of Alnwick Castle[11].

Why It Matters

Alnwick Castle ranks in the top 2% of historic_house_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,050 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mapping Museums. museweb.dcs.bbk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id 987007295669205171
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  2. 13d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name Alnwick
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  3. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website
    Aliases
    Described by source CastlesFortsBattles, Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band
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    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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