Wressle castle
Wressle castle is a late 14th-century quadrangular castle. On the map, it sits 2.7 km east of Hemingbrough. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Hemingbrough
Just outside Hemingbrough
Wressle castle is 2.7 km east of Hemingbrough. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Hemingbrough has 12 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 through the year
If warmth matters, go June to September: Hemingbrough reaches 18–22°C.
Wressle castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 8 languages. Top of the 5 other places within 15 km is Carlton Towers, 9.7 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 2.7 km east of Hemingbrough
Wressle castle at a glance
The map puts Wressle castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
In size, Howden comes first of the 8, with 4,572 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Hemingbrough
Barmby on the Marsh
Bubwith
Cliffe
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wressle castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemingbrough | 2.7 km west of it | 1,874 | 1 |
| Barmby on the Marsh | 3.2 km southwest of it | 433 | 1 |
| Bubwith | 4 km north of it | 678 | 1 |
| Cliffe | 4.1 km west of it | 661 | 1 |
| Howden | 4.4 km southeast of it | 4,572 | 4 |
| Barlow | 4.8 km southwest of it | 455 | 2 |
| North Duffield | 5.8 km north of it | 1,305 | 0 |
| Drax | 6.2 km southwest of it | 513 | 1 |
Beyond Wressle castle
Choose from 5 places within 15 km, such as 2 museums, a historic house and a castle.
Historic house · English HeritageCarlton Towers9.7 km away2
CastleCawood Castle15 km away3MuseumMuseumGoole Museum8.9 km away4AttractionAttractionViking Marine9.3 km away5MuseumMuseumThe Waterways Museum9.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Wressle castle
Where is Wressle castle?
Wressle castle is 2.7 km east of Hemingbrough, North Yorkshire.
What is Wressle castle?
Late 14th-century quadrangular castle in East Yorkshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Wressle castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Hemingbrough, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Wressle castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Wressle castle?
Within 15 km: Carlton Towers (9.7 km), Cawood Castle (15 km), Goole Museum (8.9 km) and Viking Marine (9.3 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 (3)
- Wressle castle: Dupont Circle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton Towers: Drew Bates, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cawood Castle: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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