Pinxton Castle

Pinxton Castle
Lidar map of Castle Wood
Type	Site
Location	Between Pinxton and South Normanton, Derbyshire
Coordinates	53°06′26″N 1°18′54″W / 53.1072°N 1.315°W / 53.1072; -1.315
Scheduled monument
Official name	Pinxton Castle motte and fortified manor with moated site and five fishponds
Designated	25 February 1994
Reference no.	1010025
Location of Pinxton Castle in Derbyshire

Pinxton Castle, Derbyshire, is a scheduled monument in Castle Wood that straddles Pinxton and South Normanton. In its designation as a scheduled monument, Historic England describes it as having been a motte and fortified manor, with a moated site and five fishponds. Unlike most of the about 6000 moated sites in England, a large fortified enclosure surrounded the moat.