Leicester Castle

Leicester Castle is in the city of the same name in the English county of Leicestershire. The complex is situated in the west of Leicester City Centre, between Saint Nicholas Circle to the north and De Montfort University to the south. A large motte, the Great Hall, the Church of St Mary de Castro, and the ruined Turret Gateway are the substantial remains of what was once a large set of defensive and residential structures. It was historically the seat of the Earls of Leicester, from 1107-1175 under the House of Beaumont, from 1239 to 1265 under the House of Montfort, and after 1267 with the House of Lancaster when the Earldoms of Leicester and Lancaster were combined. The Castle's Great Hall served for centuries as the home of Leicester County Assizes and is encased in a Queen Anne style frontage. The Castle is a scheduled monument.

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Leicester Castle ranks #3,864 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #171 of the 181 mapped in England. Founded 1060, it is older than 93% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 171 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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