Brampton Bryan Castle
Brampton Bryan Castle is a grade I listed castle. You will find it 1.6 km southeast of Bucknell. Top of the 19 other places within 15 km is Ludlow Castle, 14 km off.
Castle near Bucknell
Just outside Bucknell
Brampton Bryan Castle is 1.6 km southeast of Bucknell. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Bucknell has 26 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Bucknell.
Brampton Bryan Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 7 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 1.6 km southeast of Bucknell
Brampton Bryan Castle on the map
On this map, Brampton Bryan Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
By population, Knighton leads the 8 with 2,911. Each town here links to its own guide.
Bucknell
Leintwardine
Wigmore
Knighton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Brampton Bryan Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell | 1.6 km northwest of it | 740 | 2 |
| Leintwardine | 3.4 km northeast of it | 611 | 3 |
| Wigmore | 6.1 km southeast of it | 527 | 3 |
| Knighton | 8.4 km west of it | 2,911 | 1 |
| Norton | 8.7 km southwest of it | 377 | 2 |
| Presteigne | 10 km southwest of it | 1,929 | 2 |
| Lucton | 11 km southeast of it | 190 | 2 |
| Clun | 11 km northwest of it | 654 | 2 |
Places to add to Brampton Bryan Castle
Around it, within 15 km, lie 19 more, including 5 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.
CastleLudlow Castle14 km away2
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle5 km away3
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle11 km away4
CastleHopton Castle5.4 km away5
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle11 km away6
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle11 km away7
Historic houseStokesay Court9.6 km away8
MuseumTown Hall (museum)11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Brampton Bryan Castle: what to know
Where is Brampton Bryan Castle?
Brampton Bryan Castle is 1.6 km southeast of Bucknell, Shropshire.
What is Brampton Bryan Castle?
Grade I listed castle in Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England,UK.
When is the best time to visit Brampton Bryan Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Bucknell, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Brampton Bryan Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Brampton Bryan Castle?
Within 15 km: Ludlow Castle (14 km), Wigmore Castle (5 km), Stokesay Castle (11 km) and Hopton Castle (5.4 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Town Hall (museum): Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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