Wingfield Castle

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Wingfield Castle in the parish of Wingfield in Suffolk, England is a fortified manor house which was the ancestral home of the Wingfield family and their heirs, the de la Pole family, created Earls and Dukes of Suffolk. It is now a private house. Sir John de Wingfield, of Wingfield, chief administrator to Edward the Black Prince, was the last male of his line, whose daughter and heiress Catherine Wingfield married Michael de la Pole, seated at Wingfield Castle, who in 1385 was created Earl of Suffolk. His descendant Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk was forced to surrender his dukedom in 1493. It was resurrected by King Henry VIII in 1514 for his favourite Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, who although he had no close connection with Wingfield Castle and the county of Suffolk, was a great-grandson of Sir Robert Wingfield, of Letheringham in Suffolk, about 12 miles south of Wingfield. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°20'52"N, 1°15'41"E

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Wingfield Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Angles Way, Eye Castle, 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Billingford Windmill.

7 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Angles Way
178 min walk • Angles Way is a captivating hiking trail that winds through the picturesque landscapes of the East of England, offering an immersive experience for nature enthusiasts and walkers alike. This well-established route spans approximately 93 miles and connects the Norfolk...
5.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Eye Castle
130 min walk • Eye Castle is a motte and bailey medieval castle with a prominent Victorian addition in the town of Eye, Suffolk. Built shortly after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the castle was sacked and largely destroyed in 1265.
3.4 miNW
Museum
100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Diss
86 min walk • The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, located in the original control tower and other remaining buildings of the RAF Thorpe Abbotts airfield east of Diss in Norfolk is dedicated to the American soldiers and members of the US 8th Air Force who fought with the Allies in Norfolk in World War II.
3.5 miW
Windmill
Billingford Windmill
90 min walk • Billingford Windmill is a grade II* listed brick tower mill at Billingford near Diss, Norfolk, England which has been preserved and restored to working order. As of June 2009, the mill is under repair, with new sails being made.
6.5 miNW
Museum, History museum
Burston Strike School, Diss
165 min walk • The Burston Strike School was founded as a consequence of a school strike and became the centre of the longest running strike in British history, that lasted from 1914 to 1939 in the village of Burston in Norfolk, England.
5 miSW
Park
The Pennings
127 min walk • The Pennings is a 2.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Eye in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Mid Suffolk District Council. This site on the east bank of the River Dove is managed as a hay meadow.
5.3 miNW
Church
St George's Church
136 min walk • St George's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Shimpling, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
5.7 miW
Church
St Andrew's Church
147 min walk • St Andrew's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the civil parish of Scole, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.7 miW
Monastery
Eye Priory, Eye
121 min walk • Eye Priory was a Benedictine Priory dedicated to St Peter in the town of Eye in the English county of Suffolk. It was founded by Robert Malet c. 1080 and originally an Alien Priory dependent on Bernay Abbey in Normandy.