Orford Castle

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Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R. Allen Brown as "one of the most remarkable keeps in England", is of a unique design and probably based on Byzantine architecture. The keep stands within the earth-bank remains of the castle's outer fortifications.

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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
sitecastleFramlingham Castlecastle, historic house museumWikidata
sitecastleParham Hallhouse, castleWikidata
sitecastle1165Orford Castlecastle, archaeological site, historic house museumWikidata
sitecastle1540Landguard Fortcastle, local museum, fort, military museumWikidata
sitegardenParham Housegarden, country houseWikidata
sitemuseum493rd Bomb Group Museummilitary museumWikidata
sitemuseumChristchurch Mansionhistoric house museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseumClifford Road Air Raid Shelterair-raid shelter, military museumWikidata
sitemuseumDunwich Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumHarwich Lifeboat MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseumHarwich Redoubtredoubt, military museumWikidata
sitemuseumIpswich Transport Museumtransport museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumLanman Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumMartlesham Heath Control Tower Museumaviation museumWikidata
sitemuseumSailors' Reading Roommuseum, buildingWikidata
sitemuseumSouthwold Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill Museummuseum, mill, tide millWikidata
sitemuseum1846Ipswich Museumart museum, natural history museum, local museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1958Lightvessel 18lightvessel, museum ship, preserved watercraftWikidata
sitemuseum1974Easton Farm Parkmuseum, agricultural theme parkWikidata
sitemuseum1975Felixstowe Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1980Harwich Maritime Museummaritime museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1981390th Bombardment Group Memorial Air MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1981Parham Airfield Museummuseum, independent museum, aviation museum, military museumWikidata
sitemuseum1982Woodbridge Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1984Halesworth and District Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1984Long Shop Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1988HMS Ganges Museummilitary museumWikidata
sitemuseum1996Museum of Knots & Sailors RopeworkmuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1998Alfred Corry Lifeboat MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2003Bawdsey RadarmuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2004Saxmundham MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2005The Red HousemuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2007Bentwaters Cold War Museummilitary museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum2021Harwich MuseummuseumWikidata
commonsimageSuffolk Orford Castle Commons
commonsimageOrford Ness 2016-08-27-2 Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle Commons
commonsimageOrford village from Orford Ness Commons
commonsimageSuffolk Orford Castle (Spring-2001) Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle Commons
commonsimageInvasion Village- Everyday Life in Orford, Suffolk, England, 1941 D4868 Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle, Orford, Suffolk, taken 1962 Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle, Suffolk Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle Commons
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