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Pleshey Castle and town enclosure

castle in Essex, England, UK
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Pleshey Castle and town enclosure

Summary

Pleshey Castle and town enclosure is a motte-and-bailey castle[1].

Key Facts

  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure is located in Pleshey[2].
  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[4].
  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure's Commons category is recorded as Pleshey Castle[6].
  • 1150 marks the founding of Pleshey Castle and town enclosure[7].
  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.8046, 'lon': 0.413535}[8].
  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure's significant event is recorded as slighting[9].
  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation[10].
  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[11].
  • Pleshey Castle and town enclosure's historic county is recorded as Essex[12].

Body

Geography

Pleshey Castle and town enclosure is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Pleshey[2].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include motte-and-bailey castle[4] and archaeological site[5]. Pleshey Castle and town enclosure's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[11].

History and Context

1150 marks the founding of Pleshey Castle and town enclosure[7].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . unlockingessex.essexcc.gov.uk. unlockingessex.essexcc.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . unlockingessex.essexcc.gov.uk. unlockingessex.essexcc.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . pastscape.org.uk. pastscape.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . The archaeology of slighting: a methodological framework for interpreting castle destruction in the Middle Ages. unlockingessex.essexcc.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . pastscape.org.uk. pastscape.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Pleshey
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Pleshey
    Coordinates → —
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