Staplehurst Castle Bank

Staplehurst Castle Bank is a castle in Staplehurst, Maidstone, England. Staplehurst Castle Bank is situated nearby to the hamlet Horden, as well as near the village Sissinghurst.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sissinghurst Castle Garden and Staplehurst Library.

Sissinghurst Castle Garden

Garden

Photo: Schnobby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sissinghurst Castle Garden, at Sissinghurst in the Weald of Kent in England, was created by Vita Sackville-West, a poet and writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson, an author and diplomat. Sissinghurst Castle Garden is situated 2 miles southeast of Staplehurst Castle Bank.

Staplehurst Library

Library

Photo: JuliaC2006, CC BY 2.0.

Staplehurst Library is situated 1½ miles north of Staplehurst Castle Bank.

Staplehurst railway station

Railway station

Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.

Staplehurst railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Staplehurst, Kent. It is 41 miles 70 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Staplehurst railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Staplehurst Castle Bank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horden and Sissinghurst.

Horden

Hamlet

Horden is a village in the Maidstone district of Kent, England. The population is included in the civil parish of Goudhurst. The village takes its name from the Horden family: Edward Horden was a courtier to three Tudor monarchs, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, serving as Clerk of the Green Cloth. Horden is situated 2 miles west of Staplehurst Castle Bank.

Sissinghurst

Village

Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.

Sissinghurst is a small village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. Originally called Milkhouse Street, Sissinghurst changed its name in the 1850s, possibly to avoid association with the smuggling and cockfighting activities of the Hawkhurst Gang. Sissinghurst is situated 2 miles south of Staplehurst Castle Bank.

Curtisden Green

Hamlet

Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Curtisden Green is a hamlet, lying 3 miles to the north of Goudhurst, Kent, England. It is the location of Bethany School. Curtisden Green is situated 2½ miles west of Staplehurst Castle Bank.

Staplehurst Castle Bank

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Staplehurst, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.13714° or 51° 8′ 14″ north

Longitude

0.54912° or 0° 32′ 57″ east

Elevation

105 feet (32 metres)

Open location code

9F324GPX+VJ

GeoNames ID

6286391

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