England · 14th century
Wardour Castle or Old Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle at Wardour, on the boundaries of the civil parishes of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury. The castle was built in the 1390s, came into the ownership of the Arundells in the 16th century, and was rendered uninhabitable in 1643 and 1644 during the Civil War. A Grade I listed building, it is managed by English Heritage and open to the public.
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Old Wardour Castle ranks #2,157 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #149 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded c. 1395, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,464 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Southampton, 50 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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