Bedford Castle

Summary

Bedford Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of motte_and_bailey_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bedford Castle is located in Bedford^[3].
• Bedford Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Bedford Castle's image is recorded as Castle Hill, Bedford - geograph.org.uk - 646086.jpg^[5].
• Bedford Castle's image is recorded as BitvauBedfordu1224.jpg^[6].
• Bedford Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle^[7].
• Bedford Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Bedford Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Henry I of England^[9].
• Bedford Castle's owned by is recorded as Henry I of England^[10].
• Bedford Castle's owned by is recorded as William de Beauchamp^[11].
• Bedford Castle's owned by is recorded as Falkes de Breauté^[12].
• Bedford Castle's made from material is recorded as stone^[13].
• Bedford Castle's Commons category is recorded as Bedford Castle^[14].
• Bedford Castle's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1860 (eng)-Frzzl-Bedford Castle.wav^[15].
• +1100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bedford Castle^[16].
• Bedford Castle's participated in conflict is recorded as The Anarchy^[17].
• Bedford Castle's participated in conflict is recorded as First Barons' War^[18].
• Bedford Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TL0525849721^[19].
• Bedford Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.1357, 'lon': -0.463504}^[20].
• Bedford Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bsdjy^[21].
• Bedford Castle's significant event is recorded as siege^[22].
• Bedford Castle's significant event is recorded as siege^[23].
• Bedford Castle's significant event is recorded as siege^[24].
• Bedford Castle's significant event is recorded as siege^[25].
• Bedford Castle's significant event is recorded as slighting^[26].
• Bedford Castle's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1010366^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include motte-and-bailey castle^[7] and archaeological site^[8]. Bedford Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[28].

History and Context

+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bedford Castle^[16]. Owners include Henry I of England^[10], a king^[29], 1068–1135^[30], of Kingdom of England^[31]; William de Beauchamp^[11], a judge^[32], 1150–1260^[33], of Kingdom of England^[34]; and Falkes de Breauté^[12], a military leader^[35], 1200–1226^[36], of France^[37].

Why It Matters

Bedford Castle ranks in the top 10% of motte_and_bailey_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38]