Shirburn Castle

medieval castle in Oxfordshire, England, UK
AdministrativeArea quadrangular_castle Q7498342
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Shirburn Castle

Summary

Shirburn Castle is a quadrangular castle[1]. It draws 224 Wikipedia views per month (quadrangular_castle category, ranking #3 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shirburn Castle is located in Shirburn[3].
  • Shirburn Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Shirburn Castle's instance of is recorded as quadrangular castle[5].
  • Shirburn Castle's instance of is recorded as English country house[6].
  • Shirburn Castle's architect is recorded as Henry Yevele[7].
  • Shirburn Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Warin de Lisle[8].
  • Shirburn Castle's Commons category is recorded as Shirburn Castle[9].
  • 1377 marks the founding of Shirburn Castle[10].
  • Shirburn Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SU6966095976[11].
  • Shirburn Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.65826, 'lon': -0.99436}[12].
  • Shirburn Castle's significant event is recorded as licence to crenellate[13].
  • Shirburn Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[14].
  • Shirburn Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed park and garden[15].
  • Shirburn Castle's historic county is recorded as Oxfordshire[16].

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Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include quadrangular castle[5] and English country house[6]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[14] and Grade II listed park and garden[15].

History and Context

1377 marks the founding of Shirburn Castle[10].

Why It Matters

Shirburn Castle draws 224 Wikipedia views per month (quadrangular_castle category, ranking #3 of 20).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . british-history.ac.uk. british-history.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United Kingdom
    Short name Shirburn
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Shirburn
    Coordinates
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