Castle · near Stalybridge · Greater Manchester

Buckton Castle

Buckton Castle is a 12th-century castle. This one stands 300 m northeast of Stalybridge. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Buckton Castle, Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

300 m

northeast of Stalybridge

How well known

Top 8%

#662 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Castle near Stalybridge

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#662 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Stalybridge

Buckton Castle is 300 m northeast of Stalybridge. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Stalybridge has 48 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

Highs of 17–19°C mark June to August in Stalybridge.

Jan6° / 2°101 mm

Feb6° / 1°100 mm

Mar8° / 2°87 mm

Apr11° / 4°77 mm

May14° / 7°75 mm

Jun17° / 9°92 mm

Jul19° / 11°108 mm

Aug18° / 11°109 mm

Sep16° / 9°103 mm

Oct12° / 7°126 mm

Nov8° / 4°123 mm

Dec6° / 1°135 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Stalybridge, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Stalybridge. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Stalybridge’s full climate →

About

Buckton Castle

Articles on it exist in 11 languages. A short trip away is Gallery Oldham, 6.8 km off, the first of 27 within 15 km.

Stalybridge’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: 300 m northeast of Stalybridge

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Buckton Castle

Find Buckton Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Buckton Castle

The 8 towns are led in size by Oldham, with 110,722 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 300 m southwest of it

Stalybridge

26,850 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 500 m northwest of it

Mossley

11,416 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2 km north of it

Uppermill

11,207 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km west of it

Ashton-under-Lyne

48,595 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Buckton Castle is	People	Places to visit
Stalybridge	300 m southwest of it	26,850	5
Mossley	500 m northwest of it	11,416	8
Uppermill	2 km north of it	11,207	4
Ashton-under-Lyne	2.7 km west of it	48,595	8
Lees	3 km northwest of it	12,641	6
Oldham	3.9 km northwest of it	110,722	11
Dobcross	4.5 km north of it	1,569	3
Dukinfield	4.6 km southwest of it	21,151	5

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Within 15 km you can add 7 museums and an art gallery.

Art galleryGallery Oldham6.8 km away 2

MuseumManchester Jewish Museum15 km away 3

MuseumPankhurst Centre15 km away 4

MuseumMuseum of Transport Greater Manchester14 km away 5

MuseumSaddleworth Museum4 km away 6

MuseumElizabeth Gaskell's House14 km away 7

MuseumGreater Manchester Police Museum & Archives15 km away 8

MuseumHat Works15 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Buckton Castle: what to know

Where is Buckton Castle?

Buckton Castle is 300 m northeast of Stalybridge, Greater Manchester.

What is Buckton Castle?

12th-century castle in Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Buckton Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Stalybridge, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Buckton Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Buckton Castle?

Within 15 km: Gallery Oldham (6.8 km), Manchester Jewish Museum (15 km), Pankhurst Centre (15 km) and Museum of Transport Greater Manchester (14 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)

Buckton Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery Oldham: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Jewish Museum: Richerman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pankhurst Centre: Kurt Adkins (WebHamster), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Transport Greater Manchester: Mikey from Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saddleworth Museum: Paul Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Gaskell's House: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hat Works: Zzztriple2000 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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