Sherborne Castle

Sherborne Castle (sometimes called Sherborne New Castle) is a 16th-century Tudor mansion located southeast of Sherborne in Dorset, England, within the parish of Castleton. Originally built by Sir Walter Raleigh as Sherborne Lodge, and extended in the 1620s, it stands in a 1,200-acre (490 ha) park which formed a small part of the 15,000-acre (61 km2) Digby estate. Within the grounds lie the ruins of the 12th-century Sherborne Old Castle, now in the care of English Heritage.

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Sherborne Castle ranks #2,340 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #163 of the 329 mapped in England. Founded c. 1625, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,549 times in the last 60 days, more than 72% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bristol, 57 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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