Corfe Castle

Summary

Corfe Castle is a castle ruin^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Corfe Castle is located in Corfe Castle^[3].
• Corfe Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Corfe Castle's instance of is recorded as castle ruin^[5].
• Corfe Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Corfe Castle's commissioned by is recorded as William John Bankes^[7].
• Corfe Castle's maintained by is recorded as National Trust^[8].
• Corfe Castle is owned by National Trust^[9].
• Corfe Castle is owned by William John Bankes^[10].
• Corfe Castle is operated by National Trust^[11].
• Corfe Castle's Commons category is recorded as Corfe Castle^[12].
• 1100 marks the founding of Corfe Castle^[13].
• Corfe Castle was part of the conflict English Civil War^[14].
• Corfe Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SY9591282286^[15].
• Corfe Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.6399, 'lon': -2.0589}^[16].
• Corfe Castle's official website is recorded as https://corfecastle.co.uk^[17].
• Corfe Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Corfe Castle^[18].
• Corfe Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Corfe Castle^[19].
• Corfe Castle's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+190000'}^[20].
• Corfe Castle's depicted by is recorded as Corfe Castle^[21].
• Corfe Castle's described by source is recorded as National Trust^[22].
• Corfe Castle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Corfe Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles^[24].
• Corfe Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[25].
• Corfe Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[26].
• Corfe Castle's different from is recorded as Corfe Castle^[27].

Body

Geography

Corfe Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in it^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle ruin^[5] and archaeological site^[6]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building^[25] and scheduled monument^[26].

History and Context

1100 marks the founding of Corfe Castle^[13]. Owners include National Trust^[9], a national trust^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1895^[30], headquartered in Swindon^[31] and William John Bankes^[10], an explorer^[32], 1786–1855^[33], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[34], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Corfe Castle include it^[36], a village^[37], in United Kingdom^[38].

Why It Matters

Corfe Castle has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include it^[36], a village^[37], in United Kingdom^[38].