Castles · West Midlands
Hinton Waldrist Castle
Hinton Waldrist Castle — castle in the United Kingdom.
Des Blenkinsopp — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Hinton Waldrist Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.6894°, -1.4575°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hinton Waldrist Castle was in Hinton Waldrist about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of Wantage (grid reference SU376991). Hinton Waldrist spent most of its history in Berkshire until in 1974 it was transferred to Oxfordshire. It was built originally as a motte-and-bailey castle with a moat. The first castle was made of timber by the St. Valory family after the Norman conquest of England. The Bohuns, who were the Earls of Hereford, rebuilt the castle with stone. Mary de Bohun, the first wife of Henry of Bolingbroke, who became King Henry IV, was raised in the castle. Their son, Henry V, visited the castle often in his younger days. Only earthworks are visible today.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.6894, -1.4575
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Hinton Waldrist
- Postcode
- SN7 8SA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
Sources
- wikidata: Q5767713 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hinton Waldrist Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hinton Waldrist Castle?
- Hinton Waldrist Castle is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SN7 8SA), in the parish of Hinton Waldrist.
- Is Hinton Waldrist Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Hinton Waldrist Castle is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Does Hinton Waldrist Castle charge admission?
- Hinton Waldrist Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Hinton Waldrist Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN7 8SA. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.