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Bishopton Castle

motte-and-bailey castle remains in Bishopton, County Durham, England, UK
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Bishopton Castle

Summary

Bishopton Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #30 of 72).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bishopton Castle is located in Bishopton[3].
  • Bishopton Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Bishopton Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • The location of Bishopton Castle was Bishopton[6].
  • Bishopton Castle's Commons category is recorded as Bishopton Castle[7].
  • 1143 marks the founding of Bishopton Castle[8].
  • Bishopton Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NZ3667020898[9].
  • Bishopton Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.582, 'lon': -1.43404}[10].
  • Bishopton Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[11].
  • Bishopton Castle's historic county is recorded as County Durham[12].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1143 marks the founding of Bishopton Castle[8].

Why It Matters

Bishopton Castle draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #30 of 72).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Bishopton
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Bishopton
    Coordinates → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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