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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 55 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 instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • Oswestry Castle's Commons category is recorded as Oswestry Castle[6].
  • Oswestry Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ2906329817[7].
  • Oswestry Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.8611, 'lon': -3.05525}[8].
  • Oswestry Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[9].
  • Oswestry Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[10].
  • Oswestry Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[11].
  • Oswestry Castle's historic county is recorded as Shropshire[12].

Body

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[5]. Heritage statuses include scheduled monument[10] and Grade II listed building[11].

Why It Matters

Oswestry Castle draws 55 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. [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. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. 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. 7w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Oswestry
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Oswestry Civil Parish
    Coordinates → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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