Orford Castle

**Orford Castle**
	Grade I listed historic house museum in Suffolk Coastal, United Kingdom
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Instance of	historic house museum; castle; archaeological site;
Part of	Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post;
Made from material	London clay; Caen stone;
Location	East Suffolk; Orford; United Kingdom;
Architect	Alnoth (possibly);
Owned by	English Heritage (1984–); Arthur Churchman, 1st Baron Woodbridge (1928–1930); Orford Town Trust (1930–1962); Ministry of Works (1962–1984); Eleanor of Castile (1275–1290); Henry II of England (1165–1189); Richard I of England (1189–1199); John, King of England (1199–1216); Robert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1336–); Michael Stanhope (1590s–1621); Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (1753–1794); Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford (1794–1822); Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford (1822–1842); Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford (1842–1870); Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford (1870–1871); Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet (1871–1885); Arthur Heywood (1885–);
Operator	English Heritage;
Has part(s)	Orford Museum;
Founded by	Henry II of England;
Heritage designation	Grade I listed building (1030873, 1966–);
Inception	1165;
Significant event	archaeological field survey (2002, 2002); archaeological excavation (2002–2003);
Capital cost	1,413 pound sterling (1165–1173);
Visitors per year	37,049 (2002); 29,062 (2003); 33,803 (2004); 32,890 (2005); 37,890 (2006); 35,620 (2010); 35,552 (2011); 29,410 (2012); 29,974 (2013); 31,276 (2014); 6,728 (2007); 34,866 (2008); 38,818 (2009); 29,022 (2015); 29,745 (2016); 31,047 (2017);
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	52° 05′ 39.12″ N, 1° 31′ 50.63″ E
Authority file
	Q1964047; National Heritage List for England number: 1030873; OpenStreetMap way ID: 144168614
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English: Orford Castle is a 12th century stone keep and bailey fortress in Orford Suffolk, England.

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