Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Trowbridge

Name: Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Address: Farleigh Castle A366, Trowbridge, BA2 7RS, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1225 754026

#2 among attractions in Trowbridge

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Farleigh Hungerford Castle, sometimes called Farleigh Castle or Farley Castle, is a medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England. The castle was built in two phases: the inner court was constructed between 1377 and 1383 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, who made his fortune as steward to John of Gaunt. The castle was built to a quadrangular design, already slightly old-fashioned, on the site of an existing manor house overlooking the River Frome. A deer park was attached to the castle, requiring the destruction of the nearby village. Sir Thomas's son, Sir Walter Hungerford, a knight and leading courtier to Henry V, became rich during the Hundred Years War with France and extended the castle with an additional, outer court, enclosing the parish church in the process. By Walter's death in 1449, the substantial castle was richly appointed, and its chapel decorated with murals. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°19'3"N, 2°17'12"W

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Farleigh Castle A366Trowbridge BA2 7RS United Kingdom

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+44 1225 754026

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Day trips

Farleigh Hungerford Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Shires Shopping Centre, Iford Manor, St Laurence's Church, Cumberwell Park.

3.3 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Shires Shopping Centre, Trowbridge
86 min walk • The Shires Shopping Centre is the central, covered shopping centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The centre incorporates the county town's main museum and has a 1,000-space car park.
0.8 miN
Garden, Park, Vernacular architecture
Iford Manor, Bradford on Avon
21 min walk • Iford Manor is a manor house in Wiltshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building sitting on the steep, south-facing slope of the Frome valley, in Westwood parish, about 2 miles southwest of the town of Bradford-on-Avon. Its Grade I registered gardens are open to the public from April to September each year.
2.5 miNE
Church
St Laurence's Church, Bradford on Avon
64 min walk • St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, is one of very few surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in England that does not show later medieval alteration or rebuilding.
3.6 miN
51°22'3"N • 2°15'38"W
Cumberwell Park, Bradford on Avon
93 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
1.1 miNE
Historical place, Vernacular architecture, History museum
Westwood Manor, Bradford on Avon
28 min walk • Westwood Manor is a 15th-century manor house with 16th-century additions and 17th-century plaster-work in the village of Westwood, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. Pevsner describes Westwood Manor as "a perfect Wiltshire manor house".
2.2 miSW
Church
Church of St Philip and St James
55 min walk • The Church of St Philip and St James in Norton St Philip within the English county of Somerset is a Grade II* listed building. The parish is part of the Hardington Vale benefice within the archdeaconry of Wells.
1.7 miNW
Church
Church of St Peter, Cotswold Water Park
44 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Peter in Freshford within the English county of Somerset dates from the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Parts of St Peter's Church, which is on the north side of the village, date back to the fifteenth century. The three stage tower, which is supported by diagonal buttresses, was added in 1514.
2.6 miNE
Church, Tudor Revival architecture
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, Bradford on Avon
67 min walk • The St Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, formerly Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, is a place of worship in Market Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which originally served as the local town hall, is a Grade II listed building.
3.7 miS
Church
Church of St George
95 min walk • The Church of St George is a Church of England parish church in Beckington, Somerset, England. It is a Norman church, dating from the 14th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
~810 ftSW
Church
Church of St Leonard
4 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Leonard in Farleigh Hungerford, within the English county of Somerset, was consecrated in 1443. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.2 miNE
Canal
Bradford Lock, Bradford on Avon
57 min walk • Bradford Lock is situated at Bradford on Avon on the Kennet and Avon Canal, England. It was in Bradford on Avon that the first sod was cut for the Kennet and Avon Canal in 1794. The lock has a rise/fall of 12 ft 6 inches. There are moorings above and below Bradford Lock.