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Greystoke Castle

castle west of Penrith in the county of Cumbria in northern England
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Greystoke Castle

Summary

Greystoke Castle is an English country house[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of english_country_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greystoke Castle is located in Greystoke[3].
  • Greystoke Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Greystoke Castle's instance of is recorded as English country house[5].
  • Greystoke Castle's instance of is recorded as quadrangular castle[6].
  • Greystoke Castle's commissioned by is recorded as William de Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke[7].
  • Greystoke Castle took place at Greystoke[8].
  • Greystoke Castle's Commons category is recorded as Greystoke Castle[9].
  • 1353 marks the founding of Greystoke Castle[10].
  • Greystoke Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NY4354330893[11].
  • Greystoke Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.66998, 'lon': -2.87705}[12].
  • Greystoke Castle's significant event is recorded as licence to crenellate[13].
  • Greystoke Castle's significant event is recorded as conflagration[14].
  • Greystoke Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[15].
  • Greystoke Castle's historic county is recorded as Cumberland[16].

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Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include English country house[5] and quadrangular castle[6]. Greystoke Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[15].

History and Context

1353 marks the founding of Greystoke Castle[10].

Why It Matters

Greystoke Castle ranks in the top 8% of english_country_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Greystoke
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Greystoke
    Coordinates → —
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