Thornbury Castle
Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury Castle is a castle in Gloucestershire, England. The nearest other castle is Berkeley Castle, 6.0 mi away.
Thornbury Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Nearest castle
Berkeley Castle
6.0 mi away
Castles in Gloucestershire
19
England
Location
Gloucestershire
England
About Thornbury Castle
Thornbury Castle is a Tudor castle in the town of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, England, erected next to the parish church of St Mary. Construction was begun in 1511 as a further residence for Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478–1521), of Stafford Castle in Staffordshire.
From the Wikipedia article on Thornbury Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thornbury Castle sits at 51.6142, -2.5303 in Gloucestershire. The closest other castles are Berkeley Castle (6.0 mi), Chepstow Castle (6.6 mi) and Moynes Court (7.1 mi). Gloucestershire has 19 castles in all.
