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67 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Heighley Castle, 11 km west of the city centre; the most famous is Warwick Castle — #145 of 8,133 worldwide — 90 km south-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Viroconium Cornoviorum, founded c. 50.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — England (51), Wales (16).
23 km south · Ruin
Stafford Castle is an ancient Grade II listed castle situated 2 miles west of the town of Stafford in Staffordshire, England.
13 km north · Castle
Mow Cop Castle is a folly at Mow Cop in the civil parish of Odd Rode, Cheshire, England.
21 km south-east · Ruin
Chartley Castle lies in ruins to the north of the village of Stowe-by-Chartley in Staffordshire, between Stafford and Uttoxeter.
20 km east · Castle
Alton Castle is a Gothic-revival castle, on a hill above the Churnet Valley, in the village of Alton, Staffordshire, England.
11 km west · Ruin
Heighley Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Madeley, Staffordshire. The castle was completed by the Audley family in 1233 and for over 300 years…
37 km north-west · Ruin
Beeston Castle is a former Royal castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England, perched on a rocky sandstone crag 350 feet above the Cheshire Plain.
37 km west · Palace & château
Peckforton Castle is a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle.
47 km north-east · Ruin
Peveril Castle is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire.
48 km south-west · Castle
Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in…
52 km north-west · Fortress
Deva Victrix, or simply Deva, was a legionary fortress and town in the Roman province of Britannia on the site of the modern city of Chester.
52 km north-west · Castle
Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is sited at the southwest extremity of the area bounded by the city walls.
54 km south · Ruin
Dudley Castle is a ruined fortification in the town of Dudley, West Midlands, England.
50 km north-west · Ruin
Halton Castle is a castle in the village of Halton, part of the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England.
50 km south-west · Castle
Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
56 km east · Ruin
Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the…
53 km north · Castle
Mamucium, also known as Mancunium, is a former Roman fort in the Castlefield area of Manchester in North West England.
47 km west · Castle
Holt Castle was a medieval castle on the Welsh–English border, by the banks of the River Dee, in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales.
+ 14 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
90 km south-east · Castle · #145 worldwide
Warwick Castle is a medieval castle developed from a wooden fort originally built by William the Conqueror during 1068.
79 km south-west · Ruin · #367 worldwide
Ludlow Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the town of Ludlow in the English county of Shropshire, standing on a promontory overlooking the…
95 km east · Castle
Belvoir Castle is a faux historic castle and stately home in Leicestershire, England, situated 6 mi west of the town of Grantham and 10 mi northeast…
83 km south-east · Ruin
Kenilworth Castle is a castle in the town of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England, managed by English Heritage; much of it is in ruins.
69 km east · Palace & château
Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration-era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and…
76 km south-west · Castle
Powis Castle is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country house near Welshpool, in Powys, Wales.
97 km north-east · Ruin
Pontefract Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there.
61 km west · Castle
Chirk Castle is a Grade I listed castle located in Chirk, Wrexham County Borough, Wales, 1.5 mi from Chirk railway station, now owned and run by the…
65 km north-east · Castle
Bolsover Castle is in the town of Bolsover, in the north-east of the English county of Derbyshire.
83 km north-east · Ruin
Conisbrough Castle is a medieval fortification in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England.
91 km west · Ruin
Rhuddlan Castle is a castle located in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales. It was chosen as the location of a castle by Edward I in 1277.
86 km north-east · Ruin
Sandal Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Sandal Magna, a suburb of the city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, overlooking the River Calder.
+ 24 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q134902.
The Castlemap atlas maps 67 landmarks (30 castles · 3 fortresses · 2 palaces & châteaux · 32 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Heighley Castle, a ruin 11 km west of the city centre.
Warwick Castle, ranked #145 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 90 km south-east from Stoke-on-Trent.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Viroconium Cornoviorum, founded c. 50 — 48 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Manchester (52 km) · Wrexham (54 km) · Birmingham (61 km) · Sheffield (64 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
