Chillingham Castle

Chillingham Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Chillingham in the northern part of Northumberland, England. It was the seat of the Grey and Bennet families from the 15th century until the 1980s, when it became the home of Sir Edward Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield, 2nd Baronet, who is married to a member of the original Grey family.

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historic house museum, quadrangular castle, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, 

• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Historic England research records page^@
• British Listed Buildings page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• Mapping Museums page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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  Battle of Carham ⓘ
  1016 battle

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  Battle of Alnwick ⓘ
  1093 battle

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  Siege of Wark ⓘ
  1138 Siege of Wark by Scotland

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  Battle of Alnwick ⓘ
  1174 battle

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  Capture of Berwick ⓘ
  1216 siege

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  Capture of Berwick ⓘ
  1296 battle of the First War of Scottish Independence

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  Battle of Skaithmuir ⓘ
  1316 skirmish of the First War of Scottish Independence

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  Capture of Berwick ⓘ
  1318 siege of Berwick in the First War of Scottish Independence

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  Siege of Berwick ⓘ
  1319 siege of the town of Berwick, England

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  Siege of Berwick ⓘ
  1333 assault and capture of Berwick town from the Scottish by the English

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  Battle of Nesbit Moor ⓘ
  1355 battle

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  Siege of Berwick ⓘ
  1355 Scottish military campaign

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  Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ
  conflict between English and Scottish armies on 14 September 1402 in Northumberland, England, UK

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  Battle of Yeavering ⓘ
  1415 battle

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  Battle of Hedgeley Moor ⓘ
  25 April 1464 battle of the Wars of the Roses

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  Capture of Berwick ⓘ
  1482 English invasion of Scotland during the Anglo-Scottish Wars

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  Battle of Flodden ⓘ
  1513 battle during the War of the League of Cambrai between England and Scotland

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  Battle of Haddon Rig ⓘ
  1542 battle between Scotland and England

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  Battle of Grindon ⓘ
  1558 battle in Northumbria between the English and Scots

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  Scremerston Gun Emplacement ⓘ
  WW2 coastal gun emplacement bunker overlooking Cocklawburn beach

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  Bamburgh Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Bamburgh, United Kingdom  

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  Berwick Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Edlingham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Edlingham, United Kingdom  

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  Warkworth Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Warkworth, Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Alnwick Castle ⓘ
  castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK: seat of the Duke of Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Norham Castle ⓘ
  partly ruined castle in Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Dunstanburgh Castle ⓘ
  castle in Craster, Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Chillingham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Northumberland, England, UK

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  Lindisfarne Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Holy Island, United Kingdom  

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  The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed ⓘ
  fort in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Osborne's Fort ⓘ
  fort in Holy Island, Northumberland, England, UK

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  HMS Ascot ⓘ
  1916 Racecourse-class minesweeper

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  HMS G11 ⓘ
  1916 G-class submarine

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  HMS Kopanes ⓘ
  shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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  HMS Patia ⓘ
  steamship

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  Bondgate Tower ⓘ
  gate tower, part of Alnwick town walls, in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

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  Clayport Tower ⓘ
  tower and town wall gate in Alnwick, Northumberland, UK, now demolished

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  Narrowgate Tower ⓘ
  tower and town wall gate in Alnwick, Northumberland, UK, now demolished

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  Pottergate Tower ⓘ
  18th century tower in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

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1355 Siege of Berwick

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1402 Battle of Homildon Hill

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1415 Battle of Yeavering

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1464 Battle of Hedgeley Moor

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1482 Capture of Berwick

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1513 Battle of Flodden

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1542 Battle of Haddon Rig

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1558 Battle of Grindon

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1121 Norham Castle

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1313 Dunstanburgh Castle

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1550 Lindisfarne Castle

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1671 Osborne's Fort

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Chillinghamcastlemorris edited

engraving of the south front of Chillingham Castle by Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, 1718, showing it before the rebuilding of 1753.

plans of ground and first floor of Chillingham Castle

engraving of the south front of Chillingham Castle by Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, 1718, showing it before the rebuilding of 1753.

plans of ground and first floor of Chillingham Castle

Chillingham Castle, seat of the Earl of Tankerville, Northumberland, 1905

The royal palaces, historic castles and stately homes of Great Britain; (1913) (14766641462)

West Lodge gates at the entrance to Chillingham Park and Castle

West Lodge, Chillingham Park

Chillingham Castle

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1010	Battle of Carham	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Strathclyde, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1093	Battle of Alnwick	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1138	Siege of Wark	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1174	Battle of Alnwick	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1216	Capture of Berwick	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1296	Capture of Berwick	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1316	Battle of Skaithmuir	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1318	Capture of Berwick	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1319	Siege of Berwick	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1333	Siege of Berwick	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1355	Battle of Nesbit Moor	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1355	Siege of Berwick	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1402	Battle of Homildon Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1415	Battle of Yeavering	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1464	Battle of Hedgeley Moor	House of Lancaster, House of York, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1482	Capture of Berwick	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1513	Battle of Flodden	battle, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1542	Battle of Haddon Rig	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1558	Battle of Grindon	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	bunker		Scremerston Gun Emplacement	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Bamburgh Castle	historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Berwick Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Edlingham Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Warkworth Castle	historic house museum, English Heritage, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1096	Alnwick Castle	historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1121	Norham Castle	English Heritage, ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1313	Dunstanburgh Castle	archaeological site, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1344	Chillingham Castle	historic house museum, quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1550	Lindisfarne Castle	historic house museum, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1671	Osborne's Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Ascot	sloop-of-war, shipwreck, minesweeper, Racecourse-class minesweeper	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS G11	shipwreck, G-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Kopanes	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Patia	steamship, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	tower		Bondgate Tower	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Clayport Tower	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Narrowgate Tower	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Pottergate Tower	gate tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Chillinghamcastlemorris edited		Commons
commons	image		engraving of the south front of Chillingham Castle by Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, 1718, showing it before the rebuilding of 1753.		Commons
commons	image		plans of ground and first floor of Chillingham Castle		Commons
commons	image		engraving of the south front of Chillingham Castle by Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, 1718, showing it before the rebuilding of 1753.		Commons
commons	image		plans of ground and first floor of Chillingham Castle		Commons
commons	image		Chillingham Castle, seat of the Earl of Tankerville, Northumberland, 1905		Commons
commons	image		The royal palaces, historic castles and stately homes of Great Britain; (1913) (14766641462)		Commons
commons	image		West Lodge gates at the entrance to Chillingham Park and Castle		Commons
commons	image		West Lodge, Chillingham Park		Commons
commons	image		Chillingham Castle		Commons