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Ongar Castle

late 11th- or early 12th-century motte and bailey in Essex, England, UK
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Ongar Castle

Summary

Ongar Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #28 of 72).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ongar Castle is located in Ongar[3].
  • Ongar Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Ongar Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • Ongar Castle's Commons category is recorded as Ongar Castle[6].
  • Ongar Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TL5536303106[7].
  • Ongar Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TL5536702942[8].
  • Ongar Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.7053, 'longitude': 0.247213, 'precision': 1e-06}[9].
  • Ongar Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[10].
  • Ongar Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Brentwood and Ongar[11].
  • Ongar Castle's historic county is recorded as Essex[12].

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Geography

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

Designation and Status

Ongar Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[10].

Why It Matters

Ongar Castle draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #28 of 72).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11crzf5dv0
    Short name → Ongar
    Historic england research records id → 372745
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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