Berkhamsted Castle

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Berkhamsted Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. The castle was built to obtain control of a key route between London and the Midlands during the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century. Robert of Mortain, William the Conqueror's half brother, was probably responsible for managing its construction, after which he became the castle's owner. The castle was surrounded by protective earthworks and a deer park for hunting. The castle became a new administrative centre of the former Anglo-Saxon settlement of Berkhamsted. Subsequent kings granted the castle to their chancellors. The castle was substantially expanded in the mid-12th century, probably by Thomas Becket.

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Berkhamsted motte and bailey castle
ruins, motte-and-bailey castle, English Heritage, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, 

  • Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
  • Grade I listed building page@
  • Grade II listed building page@
  • Grade II listed park and garden page@
  • Grade II* listed building page@
  • Historic England research records page@
  • National Heritage List for England page@
  • CastlesFortsBattles page@
  • Castle Studies Group page@ Berkhamsted Castle: Hunting for the missing hall and chamber
  • Tripadvisor page@
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Location: 51.7641, -0.5588, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Battle of Verulamium ⓘ
    429 battle
  • Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
    1461 battle
  • Battle of Barnet ⓘ
    1471 engagement in the Wars of the Roses
  • Battle of Aylesbury ⓘ
    Battle in 1643 during the First English Civil War
  • Aylesbury Buckinghamshire County Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Chiltern District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire
  • Hemel Hempstead Dacorum Borough Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Hertfordshire
  • Hillingdon Borough Control ⓘ
    civil defence centre in London
  • Luton County Borough Control ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Bedfordshire, UK
  • Middlesex County Control ⓘ
    civil defence centre in
  • Mill Hill North West London Group Control ⓘ
    civil defence centre in London
  • Northolt Sub Control ⓘ
    civil defence centre in London
  • St Albans City and District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Hertfordshire
  • Uxbridge Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • Watford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Hertfordshire
  • Battle of Britain Bunker ⓘ
    Royal Air Force WWII operations room  
  • Someries Castle ⓘ
    fortified manor house in Hyde, Bedfordshire, England, UK  
  • Berkhamsted Castle ⓘ
    castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK  
  • Bletchley Park ⓘ
    park in the United Kingdom  
  • RAF Museum London ⓘ
    aviation museum in London, United Kingdom  
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Berkhamsted Castle in 1984Berkhamsted Castle in 1984
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict429Battle of VerulamiumbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1461Second Battle of St AlbansbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1471Battle of BarnetHouse of Lancaster, House of York, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1642Battle of AylesburyCavalier, Roundhead, battleWikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
linkpageCastle Studies Group page@Berkhamsted Castle: Hunting for the missing hall and chamberWikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
organisationarms industryThornycroftautomotive industry, arms industry, automobile manufacturer, freight transportWikidata
organisationarms industry1915Fairey Aviation Companyarms industry, business, aircraft industry, enterpriseWikidata
organisationarms industry1920Ultra Electronicstransport, arms industry, public company, business, aerospace industry, energy industry, enterpriseWikidata
sitebunkerAylesbury Buckinghamshire County Emergency CentreBuckinghamshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerBeaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency CentreBuckinghamshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerChiltern District Council Emergency CentreChiltern District Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerHemel Hempstead Dacorum Borough Council Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Dacorum Borough CouncilWikidata
sitebunkerHillingdon Borough Controlcivil defense center, London Borough of HillingdonWikidata
sitebunkerLuton County Borough ControlBedfordshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerMiddlesex County Controlcivil defense center, Middlesex County CouncilWikidata
sitebunkerMill Hill North West London Group Controlcivil defense center, London Borough of Enfield, London Borough of Haringey, London Borough of Camden, London Borough of Islington, London Borough of Barnet, City of London, City of WestminsterWikidata
sitebunkerNortholt Sub Controlcivil defense center, London Borough of EalingWikidata
sitebunkerSt Albans City and District Council Emergency Centrecivil defense center, St Albans City and District CouncilWikidata
sitebunkerUxbridge Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerWatford Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
sitebunker1939Battle of Britain Bunkermilitary museum, bunkerWikidata
sitecastleSomeries Castlefortified manor house, ruinsWikidata
sitecastle1066Berkhamsted CastleEnglish Heritage, ruins, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitemuseum1877Bletchley ParkEnglish country house, tourist attraction, independent museum, historic house museum, military museumWikidata
sitemuseum1972RAF Museum Londonaviation museum, military museum, tourist attraction, national museumWikidata
commonsimageBerkhamsted Castle - Ruins of the external walls, keeper's house, castle motte in background Commons
commonsimageBerkhamsted castle walls Commons
commonsimageBerkhamsted Castle in 1984 Commons
commonsimageBerkhamsted Castle Commons
commonsimageVirgin Train, Castle Commons
commonsimageBerkhamsted Castle Wall Commons
commonsimageBerkhamsted Castle Commons
commonsimageCastle ruins Commons
commonsimageView from Motte Commons
commonsimageCastle Berkhamsted cz Commons
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