Cainhoe Castle
Located in Clophill, Central Bedfordshire Coordinates: 52°01′27″ N 0°24′04″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 56 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LTN London Luton Airport17 km
- STN London Stansted Airport46 km
About Cainhoe Castle
Cainhoe Castle is a historic site. Location: Clophill, Central Bedfordshire.
Cainhoe Castle was an 11th-century Norman castle, located near the village of Clophill, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Cainhoe Castle was a motte and triple bailey castle, built by Nigel d'Aubigny, a Norman Knight, sometime after the Norman Invasion (1066). It was not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086; "Cainou: Nigel d'Aubigny; Thurstan from Avelina, Ralph Tailbois' wife.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Cainhoe Castle
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de Grey Mausoleum Tatraplan at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Climate of Cainhoe Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 57 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (57 mm)
- Driest month
- February (39 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 39 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 57 | 44 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 56 |
How to get to Cainhoe Castle
The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bedford, 13 km to the north.
Airports
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 17 kmsouth
- London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 46 kmeast
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 62 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Bedford Population: 106.9K 13 kmnorth
- Luton Population: 225.3K 16 kmsouth
- Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 24 kmwest
- Cambridge Population: 145.7K 41 kmnortheast
- Watford Population: 125.7K 41 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cainhoe Castle
Within 100 km: 902 historic and cultural sites, 467 natural sites, 289 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km158 places
- Heron Island Island 24 kmNW
- Apple Island Island 16 kmNW
- Longholme Island Island 12 kmN
- Rink Islands Island 13 kmN
25–60 km424 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 52 kmSE
- Temple Mill Island Island 59 kmSW
- The Mill Island Island 59 kmS
- Sherriff Island Island 57 kmSW
60–100 km1,076 places
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 96 kmSE
- West Mersea Beach Beach 96 kmE
- Yantlet beach Beach 96 kmSE
- The Lynch Island 68 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cain Hill Monument Landmark, Silsoe2 km S
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Cain Hill Mountain, Silsoe1.9 km S
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de Grey Mausoleum Landmark, Flitton and Greenfield4.1 km W
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Meppershall Historic site, Meppershall3.8 km SE
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Wrest Park Natural site, England2.1 km S
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Flitton church Attraction, Flitton and Greenfield4.2 km W
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Higham Gobion Historic site, Shillington4.2 km S
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St. James the Apostle church Attraction, Pulloxhill5.1 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Clophill Village, Clophill1.6 km W
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Silsoe Village, Silsoe2.4 km SW
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Upper Gravenhurst Village, Gravenhurst2.1 km SE
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Beadlow Village, Clophill1.3 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources