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Somerton Castle

building in Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Somerton Castle

Summary

Somerton Castle is a quadrangular castle[1].

Key Facts

  • Somerton Castle is located in Boothby Graffoe[2].
  • Somerton Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Somerton Castle's instance of is recorded as quadrangular castle[4].
  • Somerton Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Antony Bek[5].
  • Somerton Castle is owned by Edward II of England[6].
  • Somerton Castle's Commons category is recorded as Somerton Castle[7].
  • Somerton Castle comprises Orchard Outbuilding At Somerton Castle[8].
  • Somerton Castle comprises South-west outbuilding at Somerton Castle[9].
  • 1281 marks the founding of Somerton Castle[10].
  • Somerton Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SK9543158760[11].
  • Somerton Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.1174, 'lon': -0.57616}[12].
  • Somerton Castle's significant event is recorded as licence to crenellate[13].
  • Somerton Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[14].
  • Somerton Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].
  • Somerton Castle's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Plans of Somerton Castle[16].
  • Somerton Castle's historic county is recorded as Lincolnshire[17].

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Geography

Somerton Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Boothby Graffoe[2].

Designation and Status

Somerton Castle's instance of is recorded as quadrangular castle[4]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[14] and scheduled monument[15].

History and Context

1281 marks the founding of Somerton Castle[10]. It is owned by Edward II of England[6].

Related Entities

Edward II of England United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Somerton
    Has parts → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Boothby Graffoe
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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