Cooling Castle

Cooling Castle is a 14th-century quadrangular castle in the village of on the Hoo Peninsula about 6 miles north of . It was built in the 1380s by the Cobham family, the local lords of the manor, to guard the area against French raids into the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: quadrangular castle in Cooling, Medway, Kent, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Cooling Castle and its associated landscaped setting” and “Cooling Castle Gate House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St James’ Church, Cooling and Church of St Helen.

Church
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St James' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of , , England. is situated 800 feet east of Cooling Castle.

Church
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is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Cooling Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cliffe and Hoo St Werburgh.

Village
is a village in the civil parish…

Village
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, commonly known as Hoo, is a large… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cooling Castle.

Village
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is a small village in Rochester, in , England. is situated 3 miles south of Cooling Castle.

Cooling Castle

Latitude
51.45482° or 51° 27′ 17″ north
Longitude
0.52296° or 0° 31′ 23″ east
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
9F32FG3F+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 319169399
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6286809
Wiki­data ID
Q5167493
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cooling Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cooling Castle”
  • Danish: “Cooling Castle”
  • German: “Cooling Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Cooling”
  • Swedish: “Cooling Castle”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cooling and Berrycourt.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Horseshoe & Castle and Marshgate Farm.

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