Chester Castle

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Chester Castle is a historic medieval fortress and former administrative center in Chester, England, long associated with the Earls of Chester and later used for military and judicial purposes.


Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
historic site
medieval castle
architecturalStyle Norman architecture
medieval architecture
associatedWith County Palatine of Chester
Earl of Chester
surface form: "Earls of Chester"
builtFor Earl of Chester
surface form: "Earls of Chester"
category Castles in Cheshire
History of Chester
Tourist attractions in Cheshire
coordinateLocation 53.188°N 2.891°W
country United Kingdom
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 20 metres
foundedBy William the Conqueror
hasPart Agricola Tower
Chapel of St Mary de Castro
Chester Crown Court
former prison buildings
gatehouse
hasUse court building
military headquarters (historical)
tourist attraction
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
scheduled monument
inception 11th century
locatedIn Cheshire
City of Chester
surface form: "Chester"

England
North West England
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
locatedOn River Dee
material sandstone
near City of Chester
surface form: "Chester city walls"

Old Dee Bridge NERFINISHED
operator Ministry of Justice
surface form: "Ministry of Justice of the United Kingdom"
ownedBy Crown Estate
partOf City of Chester
surface form: "City of Chester conservation area"
significantEvent used as county court for Cheshire
used as military garrison
usedFor administrative purposes
judicial purposes
military purposes

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earl of Chester associatedWithCastle Chester Castle
City of Chester hasFeature Chester Castle
Earl of Chester seatHistorically Chester Castle