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'''Chillingham Castle''' is a medieval castle in the village of [[Chillingham, Northumberland]] in the northern part of [[Northumberland]], [[England]]. It was the seat of the [[Baron Grey of Werke|Grey]] and [[Earl of Tankerville#Earls of Tankerville, Third Creation (1714)|Bennett]] families from the 15th century until the 1980s when it became the home of [[Humphry Wakefield|Sir Edward Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield, 2nd Baronet]], who is married to a member of the original Grey family. A large enclosed park in the castle grounds is home to the [[Chillingham Cattle]], a rare breed, consisting of about 90 head of cattle.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countryfile.com/news/coming-weeks-countryfile-sunday-1-november |title=Coming up on this week's Countryfile - Sunday 1 November |website=[[Countryfile]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=30 October 2009 |accessdate=9 October 2017}}</ref> The castle is a Grade&nbsp;I [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1042387&resourceID=5 |title=Chillingham Castle |website=Heritage Gateway ([[English Heritage]], Institute of Historic Building Conservation and [[ALGAO|ALGAO:England]]) |year=2006 |accessdate=6 August 2010200}}</ref>