Château de Bellencombre
| Château de Bellencombre | |
|---|---|
  Château de Bellencombre Location within Upper Normandy | |
| Type | Castle |
| Location | Bellencombre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France |
| Coordinates | 49°42′30″N 1°13′30″E / 49.70834°N 1.22498°E |
| Built | c. 1050 |
| Built for | William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Warenne and Surrey |
| Owner | Warenne family Bellencombre Commune |
The Château de Bellencombre, is a French château in Bellencombre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. It is the ancestral seat of the House of Warenne.
The Château was founded in 1050 by William de Warenne, later the 1st Earl of Warenne and Surrey[1][2], as a traditional Norman motte and Bailey castle.[3]
References
- ^ "Bellencombre Castle – Château de Bellencombre". Château de Bellencombre. Association de Sauvegarde du Château de Bellencombre (A.S.C.B.). Retrieved 2025-10-29.
- ^ Lower, Mark Antony (1850). "On the Castle of Bellencombre, the original seat of the Family of De Warenne in Normandy (English)". Sussex Archaeological Collections. 3: 29–34.
- ^ Round, J. H. (January 29, 1902). "XII.—The Castles of the Conquest". Archaeologia. 58 (1): 313–340. doi:10.1017/S0261340900008973 – via Cambridge University Press.