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Colchester Castle

Norman castle in Colchester, United Kingdom
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Colchester Castle

Summary

Colchester Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colchester Castle is located in Colchester[3].
  • Colchester Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Colchester Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Colchester Castle's instance of is recorded as local authority museum[6].
  • Colchester Castle's architect is recorded as Gundulf[7].
  • Colchester Castle's commissioned by is recorded as William the Conqueror[8].
  • Colchester Castle's founder is recorded as Eudo Dapifer[9].
  • Colchester Castle's architectural style is recorded as Norman architecture[10].
  • Colchester Castle's postal code is recorded as CO1 1TJ[11].
  • Colchester Castle is part of Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service[12].
  • Colchester Castle is used for local museum[13].
  • Colchester Castle's Commons category is recorded as Colchester Castle[14].
  • Colchester Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TL9986425325[15].
  • Colchester Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.890589, 'lon': 0.903047}[16].
  • Colchester Castle's official website is recorded as https://colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/visit/colchester-castle/[17].
  • Colchester Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[18].
  • Colchester Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[19].
  • Colchester Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[20].
  • Colchester Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[21].
  • Colchester Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Castle Park, Colchester CO1 1TJ'}[22].
  • Colchester Castle's historic county is recorded as Essex[23].

Body

Founding

Colchester Castle's founder is recorded as Eudo Dapifer[9].

Identity

Colchester Castle is part of Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service[12].

Why It Matters

Colchester Castle ranks in the top 4% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom William the Conqueror

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/visit/colchester-castle/
    Founded by → —
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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