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Chillingham Castle

Grade I listed historic house museum in Northumberland, England, UK
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Chillingham Castle

Summary

Chillingham Castle is a historic house museum[1]. It draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (historic_house_museum category, ranking #44 of 425).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chillingham Castle was a member of Historic Houses Association[3].
  • Chillingham Castle is located in Chillingham[4].
  • Chillingham Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Chillingham Castle's instance of is recorded as historic house museum[6].
  • Chillingham Castle's instance of is recorded as quadrangular castle[7].
  • Chillingham Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Sir Thomas Heton[8].
  • Chillingham Castle is owned by Humphry Wakefield[9].
  • Chillingham Castle's postal code is recorded as NE66 5NJ[10].
  • Chillingham Castle's designed by is recorded as anonymous[11].
  • Chillingham Castle's Commons category is recorded as Chillingham Castle[12].
  • 1344 marks the founding of Chillingham Castle[13].
  • Chillingham Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NU0615025784[14].
  • Chillingham Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.5258, 'lon': -1.9041}[15].
  • Chillingham Castle's significant event is recorded as licence to crenellate[16].
  • Chillingham Castle's significant event is recorded as siege[17].
  • Chillingham Castle's official website is recorded as https://chillingham-castle.com/[18].
  • Chillingham Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[19].
  • Chillingham Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[20].
  • Chillingham Castle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Chillingham'}[21].
  • Chillingham Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chillingham Castle, Chillingham, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 5NJ'}[22].
  • Chillingham Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as North Northumberland[23].
  • Chillingham Castle's historic county is recorded as Northumberland[24].

Body

Founding

1344 marks the founding of Chillingham Castle[13].

Identity

Chillingham Castle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Chillingham'}[21].

Ownership

Chillingham Castle is owned by Humphry Wakefield[9].

Why It Matters

Chillingham Castle draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (historic_house_museum category, ranking #44 of 425).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Mapping Museums. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: Volume 1, Northern England. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Mapping Museums. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . pastscape.org. pastscape.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . chillingham-castle.com. chillingham-castle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'ro', 'ru', '
    Gnd id → 1043727361
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · Chalmd · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → b3769eae-25f4-457d-bc18-0bd8532496fd
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  3. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Chillingham'}
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  4. 20w ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://chillingham-castle.com/
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building
    Significant event → licence to crenellate, siege
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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