Leybourne Castle
Leybourne Castle is a 13th-century castle in the parish of Leybourne, Kent, west of Castle Way.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Leybourne, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Peter and St Paul and West Malling railway station.
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Church
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter and St Paul is situated 620 feet east of Leybourne Castle.
West Malling railway station
Railway station
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Malling railway station lies to the east of West Malling, Kent, England; it is close to Kings Hill, Larkfield and Leybourne. The station is 34 miles 61 chains from London Victoria on the Kent Downs line. West Malling railway station is situated 1 mile south of Leybourne Castle.
West Malling Library
Library
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Malling Library is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Leybourne Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Malling and New Hythe.
West Malling
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
West Malling is a market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England. It has a population of 2,590. The name Malling derives from the Old English meallaingas meaning 'Mealla's people'.
New Hythe
Suburb
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Hythe is a village in mid-Kent, England on the banks of the River Medway approximately 5 miles northwest of the county town of Maidstone. It derives its name from the Old English word Hythe, meaning haven or landing place.
Aylesford Priory
Locality
Aylesford Priory, or "The Friars" was founded in 1242 when members of the Carmelite order arrived in England from Mount Carmel in the Holy Land. Richard de Grey, a crusader, sponsored them, and conveyed to the order a parcel of land located on his manor in Aylesford in Kent. Aylesford Priory is situated 2 miles east of Leybourne Castle.
Leybourne Castle
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Leybourne, Tonbridge and Malling District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.30448° or 51° 18′ 16″ northLongitude
0.4196° or 0° 25′ 11″ eastElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9F328C39+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 256920748OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Leybourne Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Leybourne Castle”
- Danish: “Leybourne Castle”
- German: “Leybourne Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Leybourne”
- Swedish: “Leybourne Castle”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Leybourne Castle”. Photo: Glen, CC BY 2.0.