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Bolingbroke Castle

castle in Bolingbroke, England
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Bolingbroke Castle

Summary

Bolingbroke Castle is an enclosure castle[1]. It draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (enclosure_castle category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bolingbroke Castle is located in Bolingbroke[3].
  • Bolingbroke Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's image is recorded as Kitchen Tower - geograph.org.uk - 426284.jpg[5].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's instance of is recorded as enclosure castle[6].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester[8].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's owned by is recorded as John of Gaunt[9].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's operator is recorded as Heritage Lincolnshire[10].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's operator is recorded as English Heritage[11].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's made from material is recorded as limestone[12].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's location is recorded as Old Bolingbroke[13].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's Commons category is recorded as Bolingbroke Castle[14].
  • +1220-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bolingbroke Castle[15].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TF3491165039[16].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.1651, 'lon': 0.0169}[17].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0xngc[18].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's significant event is recorded as siege[19].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's significant event is recorded as slighting[20].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/bolingbroke-castle/[21].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1309023[22].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1008318[23].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[24].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[25].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[26].
  • Bolingbroke Castle's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6286990[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Bolingbroke Castle's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include enclosure castle[6] and archaeological site[7]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[25] and scheduled monument[26].

History and Context

+1220-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bolingbroke Castle[15]. Its owned by is recorded as John of Gaunt[9].

Why It Matters

Bolingbroke Castle draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (enclosure_castle category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

Blanche of Lancaster CastlesFortsBattles Henry IV of England John of Gaunt United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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