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Portchester Castle

medieval castle in Portchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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Portchester Castle

Summary

Portchester Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (603 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Portchester Castle is located in Portchester[3].
  • Portchester Castle is located in Fareham[4].
  • Portchester Castle is located in England[5].
  • Portchester Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Portchester Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7].
  • Portchester Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Portchester Castle is owned by English Heritage[9].
  • Portchester Castle is operated by English Heritage[10].
  • The location of Portchester Castle was Portchester[11].
  • Portchester Castle's postal code is recorded as PO16 9QW[12].
  • Portchester Castle's Commons category is recorded as Portchester Castle[13].
  • 1100 marks the founding of Portchester Castle[14].
  • Portchester Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SU6241104667[15].
  • Portchester Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.8375, 'lon': -1.115}[16].
  • Portchester Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/portchester-castle/[17].
  • Portchester Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[18].
  • Portchester Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[19].
  • Portchester Castle's replaces is recorded as Portus Adurni[20].
  • Portchester Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[21].
  • Portchester Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[22].
  • Portchester Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Portchester Castle'}[23].
  • Portchester Castle's historic county is recorded as Hampshire[24].

Body

Geography

Portchester Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Portchester[3], a town[25], in United Kingdom[26]; Fareham[4], a non-metropolitan district[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1894[29]; and England[5], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 0927[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[7] and archaeological site[8]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[21] and scheduled monument[22].

History and Context

1100 marks the founding of Portchester Castle[14]. It is owned by English Heritage[9].

Why It Matters

Portchester Castle ranks in the top 3% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (603 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles England United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Official website → https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/portchester
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
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