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Norris Castle

England · 19th century

Founded
1805
Heritage status
Grade I listed building · Grade I listed park and garden
Location
East Cowes
Coordinates
50.76307°, -1.27054°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Norris Castle in England
Photo: Mark Pilbeam · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Norris Castle is located on the Isle of Wight. It was designed by James Wyatt for Lord Henry Seymour. The estate adjoins Osborne House, country home to Queen Victoria. On the other side of Norris Castle sits the Spring Hill estate, bought by William Goodrich in 1794. Norris Castle was built in 1799 and sits in 225 acres of land, with a mile of waterfront. The Castle is a Grade I listed building.

The parks and gardens at Norris Castle are the Isle of Wight's only Grade I landscape listed by Historic England. The landscape at Norris Castle is thought to have been designed in 1799 by Humphry Repton, and it includes a castellated walled garden.

Despite its grandeur, the castle's condition has long suffered due to lack of funding for its upkeep.

At the present time, the castle is closed to the public, awaiting restoration.

Text adapted from “Norris Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Norris Castle ranks #5,529 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #356 of the 397 mapped in England. Founded 1805, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 782 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,391 times in the last 60 days, more than 65% of the atlas. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Portsmouth, 14 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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