Codnor Castle Heritage Trust

#3579 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles, Historic walking areas, Ruins

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Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman conquest. The building is registered as a Scheduled Ancient Monument a Grade II Listed Building and is officially a Building at Risk. ()

Alternative names: Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 53°2'43"N, 1°21'17"W

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Castle LaneCodnor NG16 5PQ EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Codnor Castle Heritage Trust – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Midland Railway – Butterley, Butterley Reservoir, Town Hall, D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum.

2.2 miNW
Scenic railroads, Specialty museum, Museum
Midland Railway – Butterley, Ripley
57 min walk • The Midland Railway – Butterley offers a delightful excursion into the golden age of rail travel, nestled in the charming town of Ripley in the United Kingdom. This tourist attraction is a vibrant homage to England's illustrious railway heritage, providing a unique...
2.4 miNW
Lake
Butterley Reservoir, Ripley
62 min walk • Butterley Reservoir is a reservoir in Derbyshire, England. The reservoir was built to provide water for the Cromford Canal which opened for use in 1794. The Codnor Park and Butterley Park reservoirs also provided water to the Cromford Canal. The line of the Cromford Canal passes beneath the reservoir along the Butterley Tunnel.
2.2 miS
City hall
Town Hall, Heanor
56 min walk • Heanor Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Heanor and Loscoe Town Council, is a grade II listed building.
2.7 miSE
Museum, History museum
D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum
69 min walk • The D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum is a writer's home museum dedicated to the writer D. H. Lawrence situated in Eastwood, near Nottingham. It is the house in which he was born in 1885, and one of the four houses the family occupied in Eastwood. Now a museum, visitors can visit the building via guided or self-guided tour.
2.2 miW
City hall, Victorian architecture
Ripley Town Hall, Ripley
57 min walk • Ripley Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire, England. The town hall is the headquarters of Amber Valley Borough Council.
3.6 miS
Park
Shipley Hall
91 min walk • Shipley Hall was a country estate in Shipley, Derbyshire near Heanor and Ilkeston which now forms a Country Park.
2.5 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Underwood
65 min walk • The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Underwood is a parish church in the Church of England in Underwood, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
3.9 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
99 min walk • St Mary's Church, Greasley is a parish church in the Church of England in Greasley, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
1.2 miN
Church
Christ Church
32 min walk • Christ Church, Ironville is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Ironville, Derbyshire.
3.2 miE
Monastery, Vernacular architecture
Felley Priory, Underwood
81 min walk • Felley Priory is a 16th century house with gardens located in the village of Felley, Nottinghamshire, UK. It is situated on the grounds of a former priory established by Augustinians in 1156 and dissolved in 1536.
3.9 miNW
Shopping, Church
Alfreton Antiques Centre, Alfreton
99 min walk • Alfreton Hall is a country house in Alfreton, Derbyshire. It was at the heart of local social and industrial history in the county.