Château de Bellencombre

Château de Bellencombre
Château de Bellencombre
Location within Upper Normandy
TypeCastle
LocationBellencombre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
Coordinates49°42′30″N 1°13′30″E / 49.70834°N 1.22498°E / 49.70834; 1.22498
Builtc. 1050
Built forWilliam de Warenne, 1st Earl of Warenne and Surrey
OwnerWarenne 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, as a traditional Norman motte and Bailey castle.

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