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Oswestry Castle

motte-and-bailey castle in Oswestry Civil Parish, Shropshire, England, UK
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Oswestry Castle

Summary

Oswestry Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #21 of 72).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oswestry Castle is located in Oswestry Civil Parish[3].
  • Oswestry Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Oswestry Castle's image is recorded as Fragmentary remains of Oswestry Castle (Geograph 4172468 by Jaggery).jpg[5].
  • Oswestry Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[6].
  • Oswestry Castle's Commons category is recorded as Oswestry Castle[7].
  • Oswestry Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ2906329817[8].
  • Oswestry Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.8611, 'lon': -3.05525}[9].
  • Oswestry Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01318ljy[10].
  • Oswestry Castle's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1019300[11].
  • Oswestry Castle's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1367336[12].
  • Oswestry Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[13].
  • Oswestry Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[14].
  • Oswestry Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[15].
  • Oswestry Castle's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6287265[16].
  • Oswestry Castle's TripAdvisor ID is recorded as 7940550[17].
  • Oswestry Castle's Google Maps Customer ID is recorded as 1539424695466744569[18].
  • Oswestry Castle's Gatehouse Gazetteer place ID is recorded as English%20sites/3157[19].
  • Oswestry Castle's historic county is recorded as Shropshire[20].
  • Oswestry Castle's British Listed Buildings ID is recorded as 101367336[21].

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Geography

Oswestry Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Oswestry Civil Parish[3].

Designation and Status

Oswestry Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[6]. Heritage statuses include scheduled monument[14] and Grade II listed building[15].

Why It Matters

Oswestry Castle draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #21 of 72).[2]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

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. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. 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. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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