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- The town is found 14½ miles northeast of [[Leicester]], and 18 miles southeast of [[Nottingham]]. Both the [[River Eye, Leicest ...lage communities existed and strategic points at Burrough Hill and Belvoir Castle were fortified. There is also evidence to suggest that the site of Melton M21 KB (3,354 words) - 07:39, 28 January 2016
- ...m, being 50 feet long, and since 1975 has been in the New Walk Museum in [[Leicester]]. [[File:Stamford-Castle-by-Richard-Croft.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Stamford Castle ruins]]20 KB (3,255 words) - 13:30, 28 January 2016
- ...[East Coast Main Line]] railway. It has town walls, a large though ruined castle, and a large Georgian market place. ...on an important Roman road, the [[Fosse Way]]. The town grew around Newark Castle, now ruined, and a large marketplace, now lined with historic buildings. It19 KB (2,930 words) - 14:20, 7 July 2016
- ...dscape architect Lancelot "Capability" Brown in the grounds of the Belvoir Castle estate. They are used for course fishing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aj ...th of the village, consisting of three brick arches, carried the Newark to Leicester railway line over the river. It was opened in 1860, and ceased to be used f6 KB (890 words) - 09:28, 30 January 2021
- ...Brown & C. A. Farr, (eds.), ''Mercia: an Anglo-Saxon Kingdom in Europe'', (Leicester, 2001), pp. 106–11.</ref> The identification of the Picts is uncertain a ...n Balliol prevailed; he was pronounced King in the Great Hall of [[Berwick Castle]] on 17 November 1292. John had recognised King Edward of England as his fe30 KB (4,615 words) - 08:44, 24 October 2015
- On a clear day, Belvoir Castle can be seen and even the fells of the [[Peak District]]. [[Derby]], [[Notti ...d. For access by public transport, buses to [[Woodhouse Eaves]] run from [[Leicester]] and [[Loughborough]].3 KB (541 words) - 19:44, 3 April 2024
- ...nk=Michelle P. Brown|editor2-last=Farr |editor2-first=Carol Ann |publisher=Leicester University Press |year=2001 |page=176|isbn=0718502310|accessdate=27 No [[File:Dolwyddelan Castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dolwyddelan Castle, Caernarfonshire]]32 KB (5,049 words) - 09:34, 30 January 2021
- ...date back before Christ and has been extended subsequently by a mediæval castle. The extensive earthworks remain clearly visible today and determine the sh |publisher=Leicester University Press26 KB (3,873 words) - 11:03, 30 January 2016
- ...sha, ''Corpus of early Christian inscribed stones of South-west Britain'' (Leicester: University Press, 1993), pp. 154-166</ref><ref name="Lundy Field Society"> ...993) ''Corpus of Early Christian Inscribed Stones of South-west Britain''. Leicester: University Press</ref> the name Optimus is Latin and male. Discovered in 139 KB (6,039 words) - 20:30, 26 November 2023
- ...is thought to have been first constructed in the 2nd century BC. A Norman castle was built on the site. ==The Castle==8 KB (1,256 words) - 11:21, 30 January 2016
- ...ion with improvements to the River Soar Navigation, between Trent Lock and Leicester. There were also negotiations with the London and North Eastern Railway, wh *[[Castle Donington]]22 KB (3,473 words) - 12:10, 20 October 2017
- ...e Abbot of Ely.<ref>Hart, C.R., ''The Early Charters of Eastern England'' (Leicester University Press, 1966).</ref> ...e coffin of Catherine of Aragon rested, after she died at nearby Kimbolton Castle, though the cross was there long before the Queen saw Kimbolton.5 KB (785 words) - 18:59, 27 January 2016
- ...er found that "the wood is outside the said forest bordering the county of Leicester"<ref name=Squires>Squires, Anthony: ''Flitteris and Cold Overton: two medie ...ds was in part down to the fact that the park was stated to be held by the castle and manor of Oakham, but since the boundary territory was disputed, little4 KB (617 words) - 08:54, 22 March 2018
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch castle was of importance from the 15th to the 17th centuries. In the 19th century ...ning and brickmaking. The town was served by Ashby Canal from 1804 and the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line of the Midland Railway from 1845.9 KB (1,484 words) - 07:36, 28 January 2016
- ...koned the third smallest town in Shropshire (after [[Clun]] and [[Bishop's Castle]]), and calls itself a town by virtue of a town charter granted in 1253.<re ...ry in the Domesday Book, and is the site of at least two castles. Cleobury Castle was destroyed in 1155 and only earthworks remain today.8 KB (1,331 words) - 12:54, 3 September 2012
- ...that after being poured into the pellet moulds, the coins were taken to [[Leicester]] to be stamped. ...Castle Fields. This was the period in which the town moved westwards. The castle was demolished in the Elizabethan era, not later than 1600.17 KB (2,657 words) - 10:53, 14 November 2017
- ...ween the entries for ''Salinae'' (now [[Middlewich]]) and ''Ratae'' (now [[Leicester]]). ...dence of a Roman auxiliary fort within the area of Northwich now known as "Castle" dated to AD 70. This and other forts in the region were built as the14 KB (2,216 words) - 13:39, 27 January 2016
- Kenilworth is notable for the extensive ruins of [[Kenilworth Castle]]. Other local sights include the ruins of Kenilworth Abbey in Abbey Fields [[File:Kenilworth Castle gatehouse landscape.jpg|left|thumb|Kenilworth Castle]]17 KB (2,599 words) - 07:29, 29 January 2016
- | [[Okeford Fitzpaine]] || Okeford Fitzpaine Recreation Ground || Castle Lane <small>DT11 0RJ</small> || {{map|}} || 8.348 | [[Barnard Castle]] || Bouch Way Play Area || Bouch Way <small>DL12 8FD</small> || {{map|}} |86 KB (10,361 words) - 19:15, 13 January 2023
- |post town=Leicester ...in [[Leicestershire]], 5 miles from [[Hinckley]] and about 10 miles from [[Leicester]], with a population of around 9,000 (as of 2005).12 KB (2,086 words) - 07:37, 28 January 2016
