Castle · near Deddington · Oxfordshire

Deddington Castle

Deddington Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle. It stands 100 m east of Deddington. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Deddington Castle, Charlesdrakew (Public domain)

Where

100 m

east of Deddington

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Deddington

Just outside Deddington

Deddington Castle is 100 m east of Deddington. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Deddington has 99 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

Choosing a month

Warmest in Deddington are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°71 mm

Feb8° / 1°51 mm

Mar10° / 2°48 mm

Apr13° / 3°52 mm

May17° / 6°60 mm

Jun20° / 9°49 mm

Jul22° / 11°52 mm

Aug22° / 11°63 mm

Sep19° / 9°54 mm

Oct14° / 6°74 mm

Nov10° / 3°75 mm

Dec7° / 1°74 mm

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

About

Deddington Castle

The site is looked after by English Heritage. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 6 languages. Look also at Broughton Castle, 8.5 km away, first of 14 more within 15 km.

Deddington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 100 m east of Deddington
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/deddington-castle

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

The map

Where it sits

Orange marks Deddington Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Adderbury and Twyford tops the 8 for size, at 3,318 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 100 m west of it

Deddington

1,769 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km south of it

North Aston

319 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 3 km southwest of it

Duns Tew

472 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km north of it

Adderbury and Twyford

3,318 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Deddington Castle is	People	Places to visit
Deddington	100 m west of it	1,769	4
North Aston	2.4 km south of it	319	3
Duns Tew	3 km southwest of it	472	3
Adderbury and Twyford	3.2 km north of it	3,318	5
Barford St Michael	3.4 km west of it	557	2
Aynho	4.2 km east of it	648	2
Steeple Aston	4.4 km south of it	973	3
Kings Sutton	5 km northeast of it	2,306	2

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Around it, within 15 km, lie 14 more, including 3 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 museums.

Historic houseBroughton Castle8.5 km away 2

Historic houseRousham House and Gardens7.4 km away 3

CastleAynhoe Park4.4 km away 4

MuseumBloxham Village Museum5.8 km away 5CastleCastleArdley Castle7.9 km away 6

MuseumBanbury Museum9.3 km away 7

ZooHeythrop Zoological Gardens11 km away 8CastleCastleGlympton Park11 km away

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

Planning a visit to Deddington Castle

Where is Deddington Castle?

Deddington Castle is 100 m east of Deddington, Oxfordshire.

What is Deddington Castle?

Motte-and-bailey castle in Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Who runs Deddington Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Deddington Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Deddington, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Deddington Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Deddington Castle?

Within 15 km: Broughton Castle (8.5 km), Rousham House and Gardens (7.4 km), Aynhoe Park (4.4 km) and Bloxham Village Museum (5.8 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 (7)

Deddington Castle: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rousham House and Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aynhoe Park: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bloxham Village Museum: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Banbury Museum: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Heythrop Zoological Gardens: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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