Sutton Valence Castle
Sutton Valence Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Sutton Valence in Kent, England. Overlooking a strategic route to the coast, the original castle probably comprised an inner and an outer bailey and a protective barbican, with a three-storey high keep on its southern side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Sutton Valence, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ruins of Sutton Castle”, “Sutton Castle”, and “Tower keep castle at Sutton Valence”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Swan Public House and Sutton Valence School.
The Swan Public House
Pub
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Swan Public House is situated 540 feet northwest of Sutton Valence Castle.
Sutton Valence School
School
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Sutton Valence School is a private school near Maidstone in southeast England. It has 560 pupils. It is a co-educational day and boarding school. There are three senior boarding houses: Westminster, St Margaret's and Sutton. Sutton Valence School is situated 1,400 feet north of Sutton Valence Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langley Heath and Kingswood.
Kingswood
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingswood is a village in the Maidstone District of Kent, England and forms part of the civil parish of Broomfield and Kingswood. The main village was constructed in the early 1960s, after earlier sporadic development in both Pitt and Gravelly Bottom Roads on land given to soldiers returning from WW1. Kingswood is situated 2 miles northeast of Sutton Valence Castle.
Broomfield
Hamlet
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broomfield is a village in the civil parish of Broomfield and Kingswood, in the Maidstone district of Kent, England. It lies 6 miles to the east of Maidstone. Broomfield is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sutton Valence Castle.
Sutton Valence Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sutton Valence, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sutton Valence Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sutton Valence Castle”
- Danish: “Sutton Valence Castle”
- German: “Sutton Valence Castle”
- Swedish: “Sutton Valence Castle”
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