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Norwich Castle

historic castle and museum in Norwich, England
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Norwich Castle

Summary

Norwich Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of motte_and_bailey_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (723 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norwich Castle is located in Norwich[3].
  • Norwich Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Norwich Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • Norwich Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Norwich Castle's instance of is recorded as museum[7].
  • Norwich Castle is owned by William the Conqueror[8].
  • Norwich Castle is made of Caen stone[9].
  • Norwich Castle's postal code is recorded as NR1 3JU[10].
  • Norwich Castle is part of Norfolk Museums[11].
  • Norwich Castle's Commons category is recorded as Norwich Castle[12].
  • 1066 marks the founding of Norwich Castle[13].
  • Norwich Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TG2318708527[14].
  • Norwich Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.6281, 'lon': 1.29678}[15].
  • Norwich Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/norwich-castle/[16].
  • Norwich Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[17].
  • Norwich Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[18].
  • Norwich Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[19].
  • Norwich Castle's Commons Institution page is recorded as Norwich Castle[20].
  • Norwich Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Castle Hill, Norwich, NR1 3JU'}[21].
  • Norwich Castle's historic county is recorded as Norfolk[22].

Body

Founding

1066 marks the founding of Norwich Castle[13].

Identity

Norwich Castle is part of Norfolk Museums[11].

Ownership

Norwich Castle is owned by William the Conqueror[8].

Why It Matters

Norwich Castle ranks in the top 4% of motte_and_bailey_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (723 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Alfred Sisley CastlesFortsBattles Edward Burne-Jones René Magritte Thomas Gainsborough United Kingdom William Morris William the Conqueror

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987013151143705171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987013151143705171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  2. 15d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Part of → Norfolk Museums
    Short name → Norwich
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Norwich
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39175|batch #39175]]"
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