# Château de la Motte-aux-Bois

Morbecque, Nord, Hauts-de-France

Château de la Motte-aux-Bois stands in Morbecque (Nord), in the Hauts-de-France region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

The château de la Motte-aux-Bois stands in Morbecque, on the edge of the Nieppe forest, on a fortified site founded in 1075 by Robert the Frisian. Held in turn by the counts of Flanders, the dukes of Burgundy and the counts of Morbecque, it is remembered for having sheltered Archbishop Thomas Becket during his exile, shortly before his assassination in England. The building now houses the Amaury de la Grange Aeronautical Institute, giving this historic site a distinctly modern purpose.

**No visits on record.** No opening hours or ticketing found.

## Where this château is

- 59190 Morbecque
- 50.6819, 2.57083
- Heritage status : Protection status unknown

## Sources

- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2971314

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