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Woodsford Castle

Grade I listed quadrangular castle in West Dorset, England, UK
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Woodsford Castle

Summary

Woodsford Castle is a quadrangular castle[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Woodsford Castle is located in Woodsford[3].
  • Woodsford Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Woodsford Castle's instance of is recorded as quadrangular castle[5].
  • Woodsford Castle's instance of is recorded as thatched building[6].
  • Woodsford Castle's commissioned by is recorded as William de Whitefield[7].
  • Woodsford Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Guy de Bryan, 1st Baron Bryan[8].
  • Woodsford Castle is owned by Guy de Bryan, 1st Baron Bryan[9].
  • Woodsford Castle's Commons category is recorded as Woodsford Castle[10].
  • 1336 marks the founding of Woodsford Castle[11].
  • Woodsford Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SY7581690383[12].
  • Woodsford Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 50.7126, 'longitude': -2.34389, 'precision': 1e-06}[13].
  • Woodsford Castle's significant event is recorded as licence to crenellate[14].
  • Woodsford Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[15].
  • Woodsford Castle's historic county is recorded as Dorset[16].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include quadrangular castle[5] and thatched building[6]. Woodsford Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[15].

History and Context

1336 marks the founding of Woodsford Castle[11]. It is owned by Guy de Bryan, 1st Baron Bryan[9].

Why It Matters

Woodsford Castle is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 11w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11cn8xzmvt
    Short name → Woodsford
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Woodsford
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