Lavendon Castle
Lavendon Castle is a castle in Lavendon, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 28 more places to visit, starting with Colworth House (8.6 km).
Castle near Lavendon
Just outside Lavendon
Lavendon Castle is 300 m north of Lavendon. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Lavendon has 13 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
The warmest afternoons in Lavendon run May to September, at 17–22°C.
Lavendon Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 300 m north of Lavendon
Lavendon Castle and what surrounds it
Lavendon Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Olney is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (6,600 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Lavendon
Turvey
Olney
Carlton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Lavendon Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavendon | 300 m south of it | 1,469 | 4 |
| Turvey | 2.9 km southeast of it | 931 | 4 |
| Olney | 3.1 km southwest of it | 6,600 | 3 |
| Carlton | 3.4 km east of it | 924 | 4 |
| Harrold | 3.4 km northeast of it | 1,668 | 4 |
| Bozeat | 4.3 km north of it | 2,166 | 3 |
| Yardley Hastings | 5.7 km northwest of it | 744 | 1 |
| Emberton | 5.8 km southwest of it | 716 | 1 |
Nearby, too
Within 15 km are 28 places, among them 2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums.
Historic houseColworth House8.6 km away2
Historic houseTurvey House2.7 km away3
CastleCastle Ashby House7.3 km away4
Abbey or prioryTurvey Abbey3.5 km away5
CastleBedford Castle14 km away6MuseumMuseumCowper and Newton Museum4.1 km away7Theme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort15 km away8
MuseumIrchester Railway Museum12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Lavendon Castle
Where is Lavendon Castle?
Lavendon Castle is 300 m north of Lavendon, Buckinghamshire.
What is Lavendon Castle?
Castle in Lavendon, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Lavendon Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in Lavendon, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Lavendon Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Lavendon Castle?
Within 15 km: Colworth House (8.6 km), Turvey House (2.7 km), Castle Ashby House (7.3 km) and Turvey Abbey (3.5 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)
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Turvey House: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ashby House: R Neil Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turvey Abbey: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irchester Railway Museum: Mick from Northamptonshire, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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