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Castles of England

The castles of England, ranked.

245 castles, ordered by how much the world seeks them out — each with its history and the shape it held in its prime. Tracing a family instead? Start with the England surname atlas.

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Windsor Castle, England1. Windsor CastleRestored · prime 1820Tower of London, England2. Tower of LondonRestored · prime 1285Bamburgh Castle, England3. Bamburgh CastleRestored · prime 1904Camelot, England4. CamelotLegendary · prime 520Arundel Castle, England5. Arundel CastleRestored · prime 1905Warwick Castle, England6. Warwick CastleRestored · prime 1360Bodiam Castle, England7. Bodiam CastleRestored · prime 1390Hever Castle, England8. Hever CastleRestored · prime 2010Belvoir Castle, England9. Belvoir CastleStill standing · prime 1832Tintagel Castle, England10. Tintagel CastleRuin · prime 1250Fotheringhay Castle, England11. Fotheringhay CastleRuin · prime 1452Dover Castle, England12. Dover CastleRestored · prime 1188Corfe Castle, England13. Corfe CastleRuin · prime 1236Old Sarum, England14. Old SarumRuin · prime 1150Leeds Castle, England15. Leeds CastleRestored · prime 1823Chillingham Castle, England16. Chillingham CastleRestored · prime 1617York Castle, England17. York CastlePartial ruin · prime 1270Berkeley Castle, England18. Berkeley CastleStill standing · prime 1360Kenilworth Castle, England19. Kenilworth CastlePartial ruin · prime 1575Raby Castle, England20. Raby CastleRestored · prime 1390Powderham Castle, England21. Powderham CastleStill standing · prime 1860Rochester Castle, England22. Rochester CastlePartial ruin · prime 1141Lindisfarne Castle, England23. Lindisfarne CastleRestored · prime 1910Pontefract Castle, England24. Pontefract CastlePartial ruin · prime 1399Norwich Castle, England25. Norwich CastleRestored · prime 1121Ludlow Castle, England26. Ludlow CastlePartial ruin · prime 1634Peckforton Castle, England27. Peckforton CastleRestored · prime 1850Herstmonceux Castle, England28. Herstmonceux CastleRestored · prime 1450Framlingham Castle, England29. Framlingham CastlePartial ruin · prime 1500Lancaster Castle, England30. Lancaster CastleRestored · prime 1798Nottingham Castle, England31. Nottingham CastleRestored · prime 1476Winchester Castle, England32. Winchester CastlePartial ruin · prime 1235Broughton Castle, England33. Broughton CastleRestored · prime 1610Warkworth Castle, England34. Warkworth CastleRuin · prime 1470Lowther Castle, England35. Lowther CastleRuin · prime 1814Newcastle upon Tyne Castle, England36. Newcastle upon Tyne CastleRestored · prime 1250Carisbrooke Castle, England37. Carisbrooke CastleRestored · prime 1600Oxford Castle, England38. Oxford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1235Muncaster Castle, England39. Muncaster CastleRestored · prime 1866Bolingbroke Castle, England40. Bolingbroke CastlePartial ruin · prime 1367Durham Castle, England41. Durham CastleRestored · prime 1325Hedingham Castle, England42. Hedingham CastleRestored · prime 1140Pevensey Castle, England43. Pevensey CastlePartial ruin · prime 1320Carlisle Castle, England44. Carlisle CastleRestored · prime 1568Bolsover Castle, England45. Bolsover CastleRestored · prime 1676Bolton Castle, England46. Bolton CastlePartial ruin · prime 1399Lullingstone Castle, England47. Lullingstone CastleRestored · prime 1706Dudley Castle, England48. Dudley CastleRuin · prime 1550Walmer Castle, England49. Walmer CastleRestored · prime 1805Berkhamsted Castle, England50. Berkhamsted CastleRuin · prime 1376Thornbury Castle, England51. Thornbury CastleRestored · prime 1520Wallingford Castle, England52. Wallingford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1250Colchester Castle, England53. Colchester CastleRestored · prime 1216Middleham Castle, England54. Middleham CastleRuin · prime 1475Skipton Castle, England55. Skipton CastleStill standing · prime 1322Dunstanburgh Castle, England56. Dunstanburgh CastleRuin · prime 1384Berry Pomeroy Castle, England57. Berry Pomeroy CastlePartial ruin · prime 1688Tutbury Castle, England58. Tutbury CastlePartial ruin · prime 1380Mow Cop Castle, England59. Mow Cop CastlePartial ruin · prime 1754Dunster Castle, England60. Dunster CastleRestored · prime 1870Scarborough Castle, England61. Scarborough CastleRuin · prime 1212Naworth Castle, England62. Naworth CastleRestored · prime 1875Newark Castle, England63. Newark CastleRestored · prime 1216Lumley Castle, England64. Lumley CastleRestored · prime 1603Beeston Castle, England65. Beeston CastleRuin · prime 1300Brancepeth Castle, England66. Brancepeth CastleRestored · prime 1841Warblington Castle, England67. Warblington CastlePartial ruin · prime 1525Moorish Castle, England68. Moorish CastleRestored · prime 1333Auckland Castle, England69. Auckland CastleRestored · prime 1795Goodrich Castle, England70. Goodrich CastleRuin · prime 1300Restormel Castle, England71. Restormel CastleRuin · prime 1275Sizergh Castle, England72. Sizergh CastleStill standing · prime 1770Lympne Castle, England73. Lympne CastleRestored · prime 1919Wray Castle, England74. Wray CastleStill standing · prime 1840Berwick Castle, England75. Berwick CastleRuin · prime 1483Richmond Castle, England76. Richmond CastleRestored · prime 1180Conisbrough Castle, England77. Conisbrough CastlePartial ruin · prime 1190Knaresborough Castle, England78. Knaresborough CastleRuin · prime 1312Peveril Castle, England79. Peveril CastleRuin · prime 1300Ripley Castle, England80. Ripley CastleStill standing · prime 1786Elvaston Castle, England81. Elvaston CastlePartial ruin · prime 1861Tamworth Castle, England82. Tamworth CastleRestored · prime 1619Chester Castle, England83. Chester CastleRestored · prime 1813Rockingham Castle, England84. Rockingham CastleStill standing · prime 1270Donnington Castle, England85. Donnington CastleRuin · prime 1516Hylton Castle, England86. Hylton CastlePartial ruin · prime 1435Hastings Castle, England87. Hastings CastleRuin · prime 1220Shrewsbury Castle, England88. Shrewsbury CastleRestored · prime 1995Tattershall Castle, England89. Tattershall CastleRestored · prime 1431Allington Castle, England90. Allington CastleRestored · prime 153091. Liverpool CastleDemolished · prime 1442Cooling Castle, England92. Cooling CastlePartial ruin · prime 1385Brougham Castle, England93. Brougham CastleRuin · prime 1309Midford Castle, England94. Midford CastleStill standing · prime 1775Hertford Castle, England95. Hertford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1540Greystoke Castle, England96. Greystoke CastleStill standing · prime 1848Sheffield Castle, England97. Sheffield CastleDemolished · prime 1640Sandal Castle, England98. Sandal CastleRuin · prime 1275Knepp Castle, England99. Knepp CastlePartial ruin · prime 1211Old Wardour Castle, England100. Old Wardour CastleRuin · prime 1578Mitford Castle, England101. Mitford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1220Castle Ashby House, England102. Castle Ashby HouseStill standing · prime 1605Chartley Castle, England103. Chartley CastlePartial ruin · prime 1220Deal Castle, England104. Deal CastleRestored · prime 1540Leicester Castle, England105. Leicester CastlePartial ruin · prime 1300Wingfield Castle, England106. Wingfield CastlePartial ruin · prime 1430Clun Castle, England107. Clun CastleRuin · prime 1350Farleigh Hungerford Castle, England108. Farleigh Hungerford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1449Castle Rising Castle, England109. Castle Rising CastleRuin · prime 1337Shirburn Castle, England110. Shirburn CastleStill standing · prime 1795Devizes Castle, England111. Devizes CastleStill standing · prime 1865Bristol Castle, England112. Bristol CastleDemolished · prime 1230Tynemouth Castle and Priory, England113. Tynemouth Castle and PrioryRuin · prime 1450Basing House, England114. Basing HouseRuin · prime 1603British Camp, England115. British CampPartial ruin · prime 1150Lambton Castle, England116. Lambton CastleStill standing · prime 1865Croft Castle, England117. Croft CastleRestored · prime 1765Clitheroe Castle, England118. Clitheroe CastlePartial ruin · prime 1193Barnard Castle, England119. Barnard CastleRuin · prime 1477Greys Court, England120. Greys CourtStill standing · prime 1780Guildford Castle, England121. Guildford CastleRestored · prime 1250Corby Castle, England122. Corby CastleRestored · prime 1817Southsea Castle, England123. Southsea CastleRestored · prime 1860Orford Castle, England124. Orford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1173Stafford Castle, England125. Stafford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1450Rougemont Castle, England126. Rougemont CastlePartial ruin · prime 1200Saltwood Castle, England127. Saltwood CastleRestored · prime 1390Bungay Castle, England128. Bungay CastlePartial ruin · prime 1294Prudhoe Castle, England129. Prudhoe CastleRestored · prime 1400Oakham Castle, England130. Oakham CastleRestored · prime 1190Alton Castle, England131. Alton CastleStill standing · prime 1850Clarendon Palace, England132. Clarendon PalaceRuin · prime 1252Kendal Castle, England133. Kendal CastleRuin · prime 1400Burrow Mump, England134. Burrow MumpRuin · prime 1793135. The MoreDemolished · prime 1542Pickering Castle, England136. Pickering CastlePartial ruin · prime 1326Hadleigh Castle, England137. Hadleigh CastleRuin · prime 1370Bedford Castle, England138. Bedford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1220Canterbury Castle, England139. Canterbury CastleRuin · prime 1120Pendragon Castle, England140. Pendragon CastleRuin · prime 1660Halton Castle, England141. Halton CastlePartial ruin · prime 1323Nunney Castle, England142. Nunney CastleRuin · prime 1590Helmsley Castle, England143. Helmsley CastlePartial ruin · prime 1334Launceston Castle, England144. Launceston CastlePartial ruin · prime 1250Northampton Castle, England145. Northampton CastleDemolished · prime 1215Ford Castle, England146. Ford CastleStill standing · prime 1862Bletsoe Castle, England147. Bletsoe CastlePartial ruin · prime 1600Upnor Castle, England148. Upnor CastleRestored · prime 1567Harewood Castle, England149. Harewood CastlePartial ruin · prime 1380Wressle Castle, England150. Wressle CastlePartial ruin · prime 1527Ashby de la Zouch Castle, England151. Ashby de la Zouch CastleRuin · prime 1617Odiham Castle, England152. Odiham CastleRuin · prime 1239Brough Castle, England153. Brough CastleRuin · prime 1390Brownsea Castle, England154. Brownsea CastleRestored · prime 1905Farnham Castle, England155. Farnham CastlePartial ruin · prime 1450Featherstone Castle, England156. Featherstone CastleStill standing · prime 1830Wigmore Castle, England157. Wigmore CastleRuin · prime 1328Cambridge Castle, England158. Cambridge CastlePartial ruin · prime 1298Whittington Castle, England159. Whittington CastleRestored · prime 1320Sheriff Hutton Castle, England160. Sheriff Hutton CastleRuin · prime 1484Caerhays Castle, England161. Caerhays CastleStill standing · prime 1917Willersley Castle, England162. Willersley CastleStill standing · prime 1796Tong Castle, England163. Tong CastleDemolished · prime 1800Wolvesey Castle, England164. Wolvesey CastleRuin · prime 1140Tonbridge Castle, England165. Tonbridge CastleStill standing · prime 1260Chiddingstone Castle, England166. Chiddingstone CastleStill standing · prime 1840Marlborough Castle, England167. Marlborough CastlePartial ruin · prime 1250Tickhill Castle, England168. Tickhill CastlePartial ruin · prime 1192Trematon Castle, England169. Trematon CastlePartial ruin · prime 1270Camber Castle, England170. Camber CastlePartial ruin · prime 1543Beaufront Castle, England171. Beaufront CastleStill standing · prime 1841Bolesworth Castle, England172. Bolesworth CastleStill standing · prime 1829Caister Castle, England173. Caister CastlePartial ruin · prime 1446Compton Castle, England174. Compton CastleRestored · prime 1520Cockermouth Castle, England175. Cockermouth CastlePartial ruin · prime 1600Pentillie, England176. PentillieRestored · prime 1810Someries Castle, England177. Someries CastlePartial ruin · prime 1470Beverston Castle, England178. Beverston CastlePartial ruin · prime 1350Maxstoke Castle, England179. Maxstoke CastleStill standing · prime 1437Langley Castle, England180. Langley CastleRestored · prime 1364Bridgnorth Castle, England181. Bridgnorth CastleRuin · prime 1174Portland Castle, England182. Portland CastleRestored · prime 1541Cawood Castle, England183. Cawood CastlePartial ruin · prime 1465Dinton Castle, England184. Dinton CastleRestored · prime 1769Hornby Castle, England185. Hornby CastleStill standing · prime 1890St Mawes Castle, England186. St Mawes CastleStill standing · prime 1542Hereford Castle, England187. Hereford CastleDemolished · prime 1520Thetford Castle, England188. Thetford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1150Okehampton Castle, England189. Okehampton CastlePartial ruin · prime 1380Gloucester Castle, England190. Gloucester CastleDemolished · prime 1250Clare Castle, England191. Clare CastlePartial ruin · prime 1347St Briavels Castle, England192. St Briavels CastleRestored · prime 1300Calshot Castle, England193. Calshot CastleRestored · prime 1540Stansted Mountfitchet Castle, England194. Stansted Mountfitchet CastleRestored · prime 1100Clifford Castle and Barbican, England195. Clifford Castle and BarbicanRuin · prime 1250Bramber Castle, England196. Bramber CastlePartial ruin · prime 1210Workington Hall, England197. Workington HallRuin · prime 1785Snape Castle, England198. Snape CastleStill standing · prime 1587Harbottle Castle, England199. Harbottle CastleRuin · prime 1596Bolebroke Castle, England200. Bolebroke CastleStill standing · prime 1480Codnor Castle, England201. Codnor CastleRuin · prime 1250Blenkinsopp Castle, England202. Blenkinsopp CastlePartial ruin · prime 1880Bothal Castle, England203. Bothal CastleRestored · prime 1343Ypres Tower, England204. Ypres TowerRestored · prime 1400Walworth Castle, England205. Walworth CastleRestored · prime 1600Taunton Castle, England206. Taunton CastleRestored · prime 1496Gilling Castle, England207. Gilling CastleStill standing · prime 1720Caus Castle, England208. Caus CastleRuin · prime 1263Landguard Fort, England209. Landguard FortRestored · prime 1944Hartlebury Castle, England210. Hartlebury CastleRestored · prime 1788Thurland Castle, England211. Thurland CastleRestored · prime 1885Reigate Castle, England212. Reigate CastleDemolished · prime 1347Hopton Castle, England213. Hopton CastleRestored · prime 1265Penrith Castle, England214. Penrith CastleRuin · prime 1470Whorlton Castle, England215. Whorlton CastleRuin · prime 1350Tapeley Park, England216. Tapeley ParkRestored · prime 1910Baile Hill, England217. Baile HillPartial ruin · prime 1068Crayke Castle, England218. Crayke CastleRestored · prime 1600Piel Castle, England219. Piel CastlePartial ruin · prime 1487Kirby Muxloe Castle, England220. Kirby Muxloe CastlePartial ruin · prime 1484Watermouth Castle, England221. Watermouth CastleRestored · prime 1850Betchworth Castle, England222. Betchworth CastleRuin · prime 1450Pleshey Castle and town enclosure, England223. Pleshey Castle and town enclosurePartial ruin · prime 1480Chipchase Castle, England224. Chipchase CastleStill standing · prime 1621Lydford Castle, England225. Lydford CastlePartial ruin · prime 1265Bellister Castle, England226. Bellister CastlePartial ruin · prime 1826Skipsea Castle, England227. Skipsea CastlePartial ruin · prime 1160Rowton Castle, England228. Rowton CastleRestored · prime 1952Wilton Castle, England229. Wilton CastlePartial ruin · prime 1308Netley Castle, England230. Netley CastleRestored · prime 1544Totnes Castle, England231. Totnes CastleStill standing · prime 1326Old Sarum Castle, England232. Old Sarum CastleRuin · prime 1215Worcester Castle, England233. Worcester CastleDemolished · prime 1216Sandsfoot Castle, England234. Sandsfoot CastlePartial ruin · prime 1542Yarmouth Castle, England235. Yarmouth CastleRestored · prime 1670Ravensworth Castle, England236. Ravensworth CastleRuin · prime 1827Wisbech Castle, England237. Wisbech CastleStill standing · prime 1500Dobroyd Castle, England238. Dobroyd CastleRestored · prime 1869Southampton Castle, England239. Southampton CastlePartial ruin · prime 1388Queenborough Castle, England240. Queenborough CastleDemolished · prime 1361Moreton Corbet Castle, England241. Moreton Corbet CastlePartial ruin · prime 1600Manchester Castle, England242. Manchester CastleDemolished · prime 1215Buckton Castle, England243. Buckton CastleRuin · prime 1170Hutton in the Forest, England244. Hutton in the ForestStill standing · prime 1870Twizell Castle, England245. Twizell CastlePartial ruin · prime 1800
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