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Lewes Castle

Grade I listed ruins in Lewes, United Kingdom
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Lewes Castle

Summary

Lewes Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lewes Castle is located in Lewes[3].
  • Lewes Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Lewes Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Lewes Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Lewes Castle's commissioned by is recorded as William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey[7].
  • Lewes Castle is owned by William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey[8].
  • Lewes Castle's postal code is recorded as BN7 1YE[9].
  • Lewes Castle's Commons category is recorded as Lewes Castle[10].
  • Lewes Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ4138310135[11].
  • Lewes Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ4132710068[12].
  • Lewes Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.8728, 'lon': 0.00724703}[13].
  • Lewes Castle's official website is recorded as https://sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/lewes-castle/[14].
  • Lewes Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[15].
  • Lewes Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[16].
  • Lewes Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[17].
  • Lewes Castle's located in protected area is recorded as South Downs National Park[18].
  • Lewes Castle's adjacent structure or building is recorded as Barbican House Museum[19].
  • Lewes Castle's historic county is recorded as Sussex[20].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[5] and archaeological site[6]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[16] and scheduled monument[17].

History and Context

Lewes Castle is owned by William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey[8].

Why It Matters

Lewes Castle ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Excavations at Lewes Castle, East Sussex 1985-1988. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/lewes-castle/
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
    Adjacent structure or building → Barbican House Museum
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Museum Countries from MML ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1f775a6fab1|details]])"
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