Castlethorpe by Mike Gillam
Castlethorpe
Castlethorpe is village located to the northwest of Milton Keynes.
Picturesque with an interesting 12th Century church.
Created: 7 December 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Castlethorpe
Local History around Castlethorpe
There are some historic monuments around including:
Wolverton iron trunk aqueductThe Grove Close moated site.Motte and bailey castle, deserted village and monastic grange at Old WolvertonBradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpondMoated site, fishponds and associated earthworks 150m south-east of Haversham ManorCastlethorpe Castle: a motte and bailey, possible ringwork and associated earthworks 200m south-east of Castlethorpe LodgeAshton Manor moated siteMoated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope ParkMotte NW of the parish churchMoor End Castle moated site and fish pondRemains of the church and churchyard of St Mary MagdalenRoman villa SE of Cosgrove HallBradwell castle mound: a motte and bailey castle 80m north east of St. Lawrence's Church.Bradwell Bury: a moated site and associated manor house remains at Moat HouseRoman villa SE of Stokegap LodgeThe Mount ringwork at Alderton.Wildlife in and Around Castlethorpe
Mammals found in Castlethorpe
There have been 21 species of mammals recorded in the castlethorpe area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
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Birds found in Castlethorpe
There have been 179 species of birds recorded in the castlethorpe area.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
