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Croft Castle

England

Heritage status
Grade I listed building
Location
Croft and Yarpole
Coordinates
52.2849°, -2.80916°
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Croft Castle in England
Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Croft Castle is a country house in the village of Croft, Herefordshire, England. Owned by the Croft family since 1085, the castle and estate passed out of their hands in the 18th century, before being repurchased by the family in 1923. In 1957 it was bequeathed to the National Trust. The castle is a Grade I listed building, and the estate is separately listed as Grade II*. The adjacent Church of St Michael is listed Grade I.

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In the rankings

Croft Castle ranks #3,840 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #258 of the 360 mapped in England. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,916 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Birmingham, 65 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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