Broughton Castle
Located in Broughton, Cherwell District Coordinates: 52°02′26″ N 1°23′31″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 107 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport52 km
- LTN London Luton Airport73 km
About Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle is a historic site. Location: Broughton, Cherwell District.
Broughton Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in the village of Broughton, which is about two miles (3 km) southwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England, on the B4035 road (grid reference SP418382). It is the home of the Fiennes (in full Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes) family, Barons Saye and Sele. The castle sits on an artificial island in pastureland and is surrounded by a wide moat. Across the small bridge lies the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, surrounded by its historic cemetery.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, Grade II listed park and garden
- Area
- 38 ha
- Official website
- broughtoncastle.com
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Broughton Castle
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Charles Latham · Public domain -
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Dave_S · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Broughton Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 63 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (67 mm)
- Driest month
- February (47 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).
Show values as a table
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 47 | 55 | 48 | 54 | 58 | 49 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 67 |
How to get to Broughton Castle
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oxford, 33 km to the south.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 52 kmnorthwest
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 73 kmeast
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 88 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Oxford Population: 162.1K 33 kmsouth
- Coventry Population: 345.3K 42 kmnorth
- Northampton Population: 245.9K 42 kmnortheast
- Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 44 kmeast
- Solihull Population: 126.6K 49 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Broughton Castle
Within 100 km: 747 historic and cultural sites, 707 natural sites, 222 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km79 places
- Graven Hill Mountain 25 kmSE
- Edge Hill Mountain 10 kmNW
- Ebrington Hill Mountain 23 kmW
- South Hill Mountain 16 kmSW
25–60 km431 places
- Andersey Island Island 43 kmS
- Rose Isle Island 37 kmS
- Lock Wood Island Island 42 kmS
- Abbey Meadow Island 42 kmS
60–100 km1,166 places
- The Lynch Island 70 kmSE
- Holm Island Island 90 kmSE
- Sunbury Court Island 98 kmSE
- Rivermead Island 98 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
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12th Century Church Historic site, Hanwell5.7 km N
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Hanwell Saint Peter Attraction, Hanwell5.7 km N
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Hanwell Castle Historic site, Hanwell5.7 km N
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Hanwell Community Observatory Attraction, Hanwell5.8 km N
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Swerford Castle Historic site, Swerford8.4 km SW -
Barton Hill Mountain, Shutford4.1 km NW
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Ratley Motte Historic site, Ratley and Upton9.8 km N
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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