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Castlethorpe Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Castlethorpe Castle preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Buckinghamshire. The Albion Guide lists ten motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. Wolverton Station is 3.7 km away to the south-east. The nearest other motte-and-bailey castle is Moor End Castle, 4.4 km to the west.

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Village

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Photo of Bletchley Park, a visitor attraction near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, south east England.Highlight

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