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Brancepeth Castle

Grade I listed castle in County Durham, England, UK
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Brancepeth Castle

Summary

Brancepeth Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brancepeth Castle was a member of Historic Houses Association[3].
  • Brancepeth Castle is located in Brancepeth[4].
  • Brancepeth Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Brancepeth Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6].
  • Brancepeth Castle's architect is recorded as John Lewyn[7].
  • Brancepeth Castle's Commons category is recorded as Brancepeth Castle[8].
  • Brancepeth Castle comprises 2 Bastions And Terrace Wall 25 Metres West Of Brancepeth Castle[9].
  • Brancepeth Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NZ2232037710[10].
  • Brancepeth Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.7342, 'lon': -1.6544}[11].
  • Brancepeth Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.brancepethcastle.org.uk/[12].
  • Brancepeth Castle's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1216[13].
  • Brancepeth Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[14].
  • Brancepeth Castle's historic county is recorded as County Durham[15].

Body

Geography

Brancepeth Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. It is located in Brancepeth[4].

Designation and Status

Brancepeth Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[14].

Why It Matters

Brancepeth Castle ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Brancepeth
    Has parts → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Brancepeth
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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