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Manchester Castle

In or near Manchester.

Manchester Castle — medieval fortified manor house in England.

Manchester Castle

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Manchester Castle is a castle in west midlands. Established 1184. (Medieval fortified manor house in Manchester, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Manchester Castle was a medieval fortified manor house in what is now Manchester city centre, England. It was probably located on a bluff at the confluence of the rivers Irk and Irwell, close to Manchester Cathedral, on the site now occupied by Chetham's School of Music, placing it near the edge of the medieval township of Manchester.". Coordinates 53.4868°, -2.2419°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
53.4868, -2.2419
Established
1184

Sources

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