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Rochester Castle

castle in Rochester, Kent, South East England
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Rochester Castle

Summary

Rochester Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rochester Castle is located in Rochester[3].
  • Rochester Castle is located in Medway[4].
  • Rochester Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Rochester Castle is on the body of water River Medway[6].
  • Rochester Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7].
  • Rochester Castle is owned by English Heritage[8].
  • Rochester Castle is owned by Medway Council[9].
  • Rochester Castle is operated by English Heritage[10].
  • Rochester Castle is made of Kentish ragstone[11].
  • Rochester Castle is made of Caen stone[12].
  • Rochester Castle's Commons category is recorded as Rochester Castle[13].
  • 1087 marks the founding of Rochester Castle[14].
  • Rochester Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ7413768560[15].
  • Rochester Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.3898, 'lon': 0.50163}[16].
  • Rochester Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/rochester-castle/[17].
  • Rochester Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[18].
  • Rochester Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[19].
  • Rochester Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[20].
  • Rochester Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[21].
  • Rochester Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[22].
  • Rochester Castle's has part is recorded as keep[23].
  • Rochester Castle's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Plans of Rochester Castle[24].
  • Rochester Castle's historic county is recorded as Kent[25].

Body

Geography

Rochester Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Rochester[3], a historic city[26], in United Kingdom[27] and Medway[4], an unitary authority area in England[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1998[30]. It is on the body of water River Medway[6].

Designation and Status

Rochester Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[21] and scheduled monument[22].

History and Context

1087 marks the founding of Rochester Castle[14]. Owners include English Heritage[8], a charitable organization[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 2015[33], headquartered in Swindon[34] and Medway Council[9], an unitary authority in England[35], in United Kingdom[36].

Why It Matters

Rochester Castle ranks in the top 1% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 51.3898, 'lon': 0.50163}
    Inception → +1087-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has part(s) of the class → keep
    Inception → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32660|batch #32660]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (4): Change P131 qualifier"
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