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Alnwick Castle

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Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodeled several times since. It is the seat of the Duke of Northumberland, is a Grade I listed building, and together with the adjacent Alnwick Garden received more than 600,000 visitors in 2016.

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Castle 1
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Country House 1
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England, United Kingdom 2
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1096 2
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House 1
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Castle 1
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Standing 1
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1. Alnwick Castle (Wikipedia)
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    It is a Grade I listed building now the home of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland and his family. In 2016, the castle received over 600,000 visitors per year when combined with adjacent attraction the Alnwick Garden.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (castle)
    Alnwick Castle ( ) is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled several times. It is a Grade I listed building now the home of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland and his family. In 2016, the castle received over 600,000 visitors per year whe
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (country house)
    Alnwick Castle ( ) is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled several times. It is a Grade I listed building now the home of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland and his family. In 2016, the castle received over 600,000 visitors per year whe
  • Uses Element: Stone, Wikipedia article
    The stone castle Henry Percy bought was a modest affair, but he immediately began rebuilding.
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2. Alnwick Castle (Wikidata)
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  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1096)
    Wikidata item Q1320427, property P571: 1096
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: England, United Kingdom
    Wikidata item Q1320427, property P131/P17 (location): England, United Kingdom
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