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Thetford Castle

11th-century castle in Norfolk, England, UK
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Thetford Castle

Summary

Thetford Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thetford Castle is located in Thetford[3].
  • Thetford Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Thetford Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Thetford Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[6].
  • Thetford Castle is part of Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary[7].
  • Thetford Castle's Commons category is recorded as Thetford Castle[8].
  • Thetford Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.4113, 'lon': 0.75379}[9].
  • Thetford Castle's significant event is recorded as slighting[10].
  • Thetford Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[11].
  • Thetford Castle's historic county is recorded as Norfolk[12].

Body

Geography

Thetford Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Thetford[3]. It is part of Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[5] and motte-and-bailey castle[6].

Why It Matters

Thetford Castle ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . English Castles in the Early Middle Ages: Their Number, Location, and Legal Position. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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. 8w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Part of → Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary
    Short name → Thetford
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Thetford
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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