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Wisbech Castle
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Museum in Wisbech, England
Wisbech Castle was a stone to motte-and-bailey castle built to fortify Wisbech on the orders of William I in 1072, it probably replaced an earlier timber and turf complex. The layout was probably oval in shape and size, on the line still marked by the Circus. The original design and layout is unknown.
Address: 1 -2 Museum Sq, Wisbech PE13 1ES, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1945 461333
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