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Burwell Castle
Burwell Castle — 12th-century castle in England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newmarket · 6.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Burwell Castle is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1144. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "12th-century castle in England". Coordinates: 52.2701°, 0.3246°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Devil's Dyke SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Burwell Castle was an unfinished medieval enclosure castle in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England.
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- Coordinates
- 52.2701, 0.3246
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- East Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Burwell
- Postcode
- CB25 0HF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Established
- 1144
- Nearest railway station
- Newmarket — 6.6 km
- Official site
- burwellmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5001043 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burwell Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Burwell Castle Site - geograph.org.uk - 642593.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burwell Castle?
- Burwell Castle is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB25 0HF), in the parish of Burwell.
- When was Burwell Castle built?
- Built or established in 1144.
- Is Burwell Castle a listed building?
- Burwell Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Burwell Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Burwell Castle is part of the Devil's Dyke SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Burwell Castle free to visit?
- Yes, Burwell Castle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burwell Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Newmarket, about 6.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CB25 0HF.