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Dobroyd Castle
Castle · near Todmorden · West Yorkshire

Dobroyd Castle

Dobroyd Castle is a castle in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. Its status is a Grade II* listed building. Look also at Towneley Hall, 10 km away, first of 12 more within 15 km.

Photo: Dobroyd Castle, Dvprknsn at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
200 m
west of Todmorden
How well known
Top 27%
#2,271 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 18–18°C
In brief

Castle near Todmorden

Just outside Todmorden

Dobroyd Castle is 200 m west of Todmorden. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Todmorden has 135 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

How the seasons run

Expect 18°C highs in Todmorden in July and August.

Jan6° / 1°142 mm
Feb6° / 0°126 mm
Mar8° / 2°107 mm
Apr11° / 3°82 mm
May14° / 6°78 mm
Jun17° / 9°92 mm
Jul18° / 11°104 mm
Aug18° / 11°111 mm
Sep15° / 9°114 mm
Oct12° / 6°138 mm
Nov8° / 3°149 mm
Dec6° / 1°169 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Todmorden, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Todmorden. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Todmorden’s full climate →
About

Dobroyd Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.

Todmorden’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 4 languages
Town
200 m west of Todmorden
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Locating Dobroyd Castle

Orange shows Dobroyd Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns around Dobroyd Castle, by distance

In size, Bacup comes first of the 4, with 13,559 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

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  1. 1Todmorden
  2. 2Summit
  3. 3Whitworth
  4. 4Bacup
1 · 200 m east of it

Todmorden

12,971 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 4.5 km south of it

Summit

1,728 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 4.6 km southwest of it

Whitworth

6,713 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km west of it

Bacup

13,559 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Dobroyd Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
Todmorden200 m east of it12,9712
Summit4.5 km south of it1,7281
Whitworth4.6 km southwest of it6,7133
Bacup4.7 km west of it13,5592

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

What else is near Dobroyd Castle

The 12 places within 15 km include 6 museums, an attraction and a castle.

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

A visit to Dobroyd Castle: questions

Where is Dobroyd Castle?

Dobroyd Castle is 200 m west of Todmorden, West Yorkshire.

What is Dobroyd Castle?

Castle in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Dobroyd Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Todmorden, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dobroyd Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Dobroyd Castle?

Within 15 km: Towneley Hall (10 km), Rochdale Pioneers Museum (11 km), Weavers' Triangle (12 km) and Gibson Mill (7.4 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 (6)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.