Mow Cop Castle
Mow Cop Castle is a folly on the Cheshire and Staffordshire border. Its location is inside Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel’s built-up area. It is protected as a Grade II listed building.
Castle in Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel
Mow Cop Castle is inside Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel has 11 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
Warm weather in Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel runs June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.
Mow Cop Castle
The site is kept up by the National Trust. 7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Our list has 33 more places within 15 km; first among them is Little Moreton Hall, at 2.9 km.
Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel’s listed buildings and monuments →
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- in Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel
Where it sits
The orange dot is Mow Cop Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Stoke-on-Trent tops the 8 for size, at 260,560 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
- 1Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel
- 2The Bank
- 3Kidsgrove
- 4Biddulph
- 5Scholar Green
- 6Stoke-on-Trent
- 7Congleton
- 8Biddulph Moor
Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel
The Bank
Kidsgrove
Biddulph
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Mow Cop Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel | It’s in town | 3,637 | 9 |
| The Bank | 800 m west of it | 653 | 5 |
| Kidsgrove | 1.3 km southwest of it | 15,598 | 12 |
| Biddulph | 1.5 km east of it | 17,490 | 6 |
| Scholar Green | 1.7 km west of it | 2,095 | 3 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 2.8 km south of it | 260,560 | 28 |
| Congleton | 3.9 km north of it | 30,001 | 4 |
| Biddulph Moor | 4.3 km east of it | 1,286 | 3 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
After Mow Cop Castle
Of the 33 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 castles.
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall2.9 km away2
Historic house · National TrustBiddulph Grange4 km away3
CastleRode Hall3.9 km away4
MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre15 km away · 30K visitors a year5
CastleHeighley Castle14 km away6
MuseumChatterley Whitfield Colliery4.9 km away7
MuseumCongleton Museum5.6 km away8
MuseumMiddleport Pottery8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Mow Cop Castle
Where is Mow Cop Castle?
Mow Cop Castle is in Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel, Staffordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Mow Cop Castle?
Folly on the Cheshire and Staffordshire border, England, UK.
Who runs Mow Cop Castle?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Mow Cop Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Mow Cop Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Mow Cop Castle?
Within 15 km: Little Moreton Hall (2.9 km), Biddulph Grange (4 km), Rode Hall (3.9 km) and Crewe Heritage Centre (15 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)
- Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Biddulph Grange: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rode Hall: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatterley Whitfield Colliery: Halfmonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Congleton Museum: Ian Dougherty ex oficio Chairman of the Board of Trustees Congleton Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middleport Pottery: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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