Stockbury Castle
Stockbury Castle is an archaeological site in Stockbury, Maidstone, England. Stockbury Castle is situated nearby to St Mary Magdalene Church, Stockbury, as well as near the hamlet Danaway.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ringwork castle in Stockbury, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ringworks and baileys at Church Farm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary Magdalene Church, Stockbury and Newington railway station.
St Mary Magdalene Church, Stockbury
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene is a parish church in Stockbury, Kent built in the late 12th century with additions in the 13th and 15th centuries and restoration in the 19th century.
Newington railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newington railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Newington, Kent. It is 41 miles 44 chains down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Rainham and Sittingbourne. Newington railway station is situated 2 miles north of Stockbury Castle.
Church of St Margaret
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Margaret is situated 2 miles south of Stockbury Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Danaway and Yelsted.
Danaway
Hamlet
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Danaway is a village near the A249 road and the M2 motorway, in the Swale district, in the English county of Kent. The nearest town is Sittingbourne. It is set in the base of a valley, with the oldest houses dating from the late 19th century.
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'.
Oad Street
Hamlet
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oad Street is a small hamlet in the English county of Kent. Oad Street forms part of the civil parish of Borden which, in turn, is part of Swale district. Oad Street is located close to Junction 5 of the M2 motorway where it crosses the A249 road.
Stockbury Castle
- Categories: ringwork castle, motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stockbury, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.32359° or 51° 19′ 25″ northLongitude
0.64838° or 0° 38′ 54″ eastElevation
377 feet (115 metres)Open location code
9F328JFX+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 255405500OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stockbury Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stockbury Castle”
- Swedish: “Stockbury Castle”
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