Castles · North West England
Corby Castle
In or near Carlisle.
Corby Castle — tower house in Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wetheral · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Corby Castle, the nearest railway station is Wetheral, which is 0.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CA4 8LR. Accessibility is limited, so please consider this when planning your visit.
About
Corby Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "tower house in Cumbria, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.8798°, -2.8262°.
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Heritage listing
Corby Castle is a Grade I listed building and ancestral home of a cadet branch of the prominent Howard family situated on the southern edge of the village of Great Corby in northern Cumbria, England.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Corby Castle is a Grade I listed building and ancestral home of a cadet branch of the prominent Howard family situated on the southern edge of the village of Great Corby in northern Cumbria, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
It was originally built in the 13th century, It was sold in 1611 to Lord William Howard (1563–1640), the third son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, who added a two-storied L-shaped house onto the peel tower. Henry Howard (1757–1842) inherited the estate from Sir Francis Howard, Lord William Howard's second son. The present façade was built for Henry by Peter Nicholson between April 1812 and September 1817. In 1981 the castle was used as a location for the filming of a five-part BBC dramatisation of Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White. Robert Martin and Ian Yeates started a glassworks in the grounds of Corby Castle in 1986. Corby Castle was sold by Sir John Howard-Lawson Bt. and Lady…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8798, -2.8262
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Wetheral
- Postcode
- CA4 8LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Carlisle
- Nearest railway station
- Wetheral — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.parksandgardens.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q5169810 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Corby Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Corby Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corby Castle?
- Corby Castle is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA4 8LR), in the parish of Wetheral.
- What is Corby Castle?
- Corby Castle — tower house in Cumbria, England, UK.
- How do I get to Corby Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Wetheral, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA4 8LR.
- Who owns Corby Castle?
- Corby Castle is owned by | designation1 = Grade I.
- Is Corby Castle a listed building?
- Corby Castle is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Corby Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Corby Castle is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Does Corby Castle charge admission?
- Corby Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Corby Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Wetheral, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA4 8LR.