Bodiam Castle

14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England, UK
Organization quadrangular_castle Q639208
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Bodiam Castle

Summary

Bodiam Castle is a quadrangular castle[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of quadrangular_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,293 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bodiam Castle is located in Bodiam[3].
  • Bodiam Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Bodiam Castle's instance of is recorded as quadrangular castle[5].
  • Bodiam Castle's instance of is recorded as historic house museum[6].
  • Bodiam Castle's instance of is recorded as ruins[7].
  • Bodiam Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Bodiam Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Edward Dalyngrigge[9].
  • Bodiam Castle's maintained by is recorded as National Trust[10].
  • Bodiam Castle is owned by National Trust[11].
  • Bodiam Castle is owned by John Fuller[12].
  • Bodiam Castle is operated by National Trust[13].
  • Bodiam Castle's architectural style is recorded as medieval architecture[14].
  • Bodiam Castle's architectural style is recorded as Perpendicular Gothic[15].
  • Bodiam Castle is made of sandstone[16].
  • Bodiam Castle is part of A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at Bodiam[17].
  • Bodiam Castle's Commons category is recorded as Bodiam Castle[18].
  • 1385 marks the founding of Bodiam Castle[19].
  • Bodiam Castle was part of the conflict English Civil War[20].
  • Bodiam Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ7855025649[21].
  • Bodiam Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.00226, 'lon': 0.54353}[22].
  • Bodiam Castle's significant event is recorded as licence to crenellate[23].
  • Bodiam Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodiam-castle[24].
  • Bodiam Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[25].
  • Bodiam Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[26].
  • Bodiam Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[27].

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Founding

1385 marks the founding of Bodiam Castle[19].

Identity

Bodiam Castle is part of A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at Bodiam[17].

Operations

Bodiam Castle is operated by National Trust[13].

Ownership

Owners include National Trust[11], a national trust[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1895[30], headquartered in Swindon[31] and John Fuller[12], a politician[32], 1757–1834[33], of Kingdom of Great Britain[34].

Why It Matters

Bodiam Castle ranks in the top 5% of quadrangular_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,293 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . The Medieval Pottery at Bodiam Castle. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Legacies of British Slave-ownership. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bodiamcastle.uk. Retrieved . bodiamcastle.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United Kingdom
    Part of A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at Bodiam
    Short name Bodiam
    Operator National Trust
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