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Wyke Castle

building in Wyke Regis, England
Place folly Q8039847
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Wyke Castle

Summary

Wyke Castle is a folly[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (folly category, ranking #36 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wyke Castle is located in Wyke Regis[3].
  • Wyke Castle is located in Dorset[4].
  • Wyke Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Wyke Castle's instance of is recorded as folly[6].
  • Wyke Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7].
  • 1855 marks the founding of Wyke Castle[8].
  • Wyke Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SY6602577317[9].
  • Wyke Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 50.5946, 'longitude': -2.4813, 'precision': 0.0001}[10].
  • Wyke Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[11].
  • Wyke Castle's historic county is recorded as Dorset[12].

Body

Geography

Wyke Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Wyke Regis[3], a village[13], in United Kingdom[14] and Dorset[4], an unitary authority area in England[15], in United Kingdom[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include folly[6] and castle[7]. Wyke Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[11].

History and Context

1855 marks the founding of Wyke Castle[8].

Why It Matters

Wyke Castle draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (folly category, ranking #36 of 45).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Historic county → Dorset
    Heritage designation → Grade II listed building
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32659|batch #32659]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (3): Change P131 qualifier"
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