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Groby Castle

castle in Leicestershire, England, UK
Place archaeological_site Q5609924
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Groby Castle

Summary

Groby Castle is an archaeological site[1].

Key Facts

  • Groby Castle is located in Groby[2].
  • Groby Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Groby Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[4].
  • Groby Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • Groby Castle's Commons category is recorded as Groby Castle[6].
  • Groby Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SK5239807621[7].
  • Groby Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.6638, 'lon': -1.22676}[8].
  • Groby Castle's significant event is recorded as slighting[9].
  • Groby Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[10].
  • Groby Castle's historic county is recorded as Leicestershire[11].

Body

Geography

Groby Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Groby[2].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[4] and motte-and-bailey castle[5]. Groby Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[10].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . The archaeology of slighting: a methodological framework for interpreting castle destruction in the Middle Ages. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Groby
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Groby
    Coordinates → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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