Binbury Castle
Binbury Castle is a castle in Thurnham, Maidstone, England. Binbury Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Dunn Street, as well as near Yelsted.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kent Showground and White Horse Wood.
Kent Showground
The Kent Showground, formerly known as the Kent County Showground is an area of land in Detling, Kent, England, north of the county town of Maidstone. Stretching along the north side of the A249 from the top of Detling Hill on land that formerly comprised RAF Detling, it is home to the Kent County Agricultural Society which hosts the venue's best-known event, the Kent County Show, each July. Kent Showground is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Binbury Castle.White Horse Wood
Park
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Horse Wood is a recently created English country park near Thurnham to the north of Maidstone, Kent. Located within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the park is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest. White Horse Wood is situated 1¼ miles south of Binbury Castle.
Thurnham Castle
Ruins
Thurnham Castle or Godard's Castle is situated to the north of the village of Thurnham which is 3 miles north-east of Maidstone, Kent. It is a 12th-century flint-built castle constructed by Robert of Thurnham in the reign of Henry II on a hill on the edge of the North Downs. Thurnham Castle is situated 1¼ miles south of Binbury Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yelsted and Dunn Street.
Yelsted
Hamlet
Yelsted is a hamlet in the Borough of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, England. In 1800, Edward Hasted noted that it was spelt Gillested. It was a manor in the parish of Stockbury, the manor-house was owned by 'John de Savage'. Yelsted is situated 1½ miles northeast of Binbury Castle.
Dunn Street
Hamlet
Dunn Street is a hamlet near the village of Bredhurst and the M2 motorway, in Maidstone District, in the English county of Kent. It is south of the town of Gillingham. Dunn Street is situated 1½ miles northwest of Binbury Castle.
Lidsing
Hamlet
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Lidsing is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Boxley, in the Maidstone district, in the county of Kent, England. It is near the M2 motorway and south of Gillingham, adjacent to Bredhurst. In 1911 the parish had a population of 98. Lidsing is situated 2 miles northwest of Binbury Castle.
Binbury Castle
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.31235° or 51° 18′ 45″ northLongitude
0.59785° or 0° 35′ 52″ eastElevation
525 feet (160 metres)Open location code
9F328H6X+W4GeoNames ID
6286425
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