Appleby Castle

Summary

Appleby Castle is an English country house^[1]. It draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (english_country_house category, ranking #65 of 542).^[2]

Key Facts

• Appleby Castle is located in Appleby-in-Westmorland^[3].
• Appleby Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Appleby Castle's instance of is recorded as English country house^[5].
• Appleby Castle's instance of is recorded as castle^[6].
• Appleby Castle's architect is recorded as Anne Clifford^[7].
• Appleby Castle is owned by Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester^[8].
• Appleby Castle is owned by Anne Clifford^[9].
• Appleby Castle's Commons category is recorded as Appleby Castle^[10].
• Appleby Castle comprises Gateway to Appleby Castle courtyard, Gatehouse Cottage, and Castle Moat Cottage^[11].
• Appleby Castle comprises Caesar's Tower at Appleby Castle^[12].
• Appleby Castle comprises Main Building of Appleby Castle^[13].
• Appleby Castle comprises Appleby Castle, uninhabited portions^[14].
• 1120 marks the founding of Appleby Castle^[15].
• Appleby Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NY6854419987^[16].
• Appleby Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.5742, 'lon': -2.48878}^[17].
• Appleby Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.applebycastle.org/^[18].
• Appleby Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles^[19].
• Appleby Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[20].
• Appleby Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed park and garden^[21].
• Appleby Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Appleby Castle'}^[22].
• Appleby Castle covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+10.88'}^[23].
• Appleby Castle's historic county is recorded as Westmorland^[24].

Body

Geography

Appleby Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Appleby-in-Westmorland^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Appleby Castle covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+10.88'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include English country house^[5] and castle^[6]. Heritage statuses include scheduled monument^[20] and Grade II* listed park and garden^[21].

History and Context

1120 marks the founding of Appleby Castle^[15]. Owners include Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester^[8], a feudatory^[25], 1074–1129^[26], of Kingdom of England^[27] and Anne Clifford^[9], a diarist^[28], 1590–1676^[29], of England^[30], specialised in literary activity^[31].

Why It Matters

Appleby Castle draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (english_country_house category, ranking #65 of 542).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32]