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Whittington Castle

castle in Whittington, Lancashire, England, UK
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Whittington Castle

Summary

Whittington Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1].

Key Facts

  • Whittington Castle is located in Whittington[2].
  • Whittington Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Whittington Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[4].
  • Whittington Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SD5995376271[5].
  • Whittington Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 54.18065, 'longitude': -2.61544, 'precision': 1e-05}[6].
  • Whittington Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[7].
  • Whittington Castle's different from is recorded as Whittington Castle[8].
  • Whittington Castle's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[9].

Body

Geography

Whittington Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Whittington[2].

Designation and Status

Whittington Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[4]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Imported from → —
    Short name → Whittington
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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