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Betchworth is a village and civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. The village centre is on the north bank of the River Mole and south of the A25 road, almost 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Dorking and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Reigate. London is 19.5 miles (31.4 km) north of the village.
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Betchworth Castle is a mostly crumbled ruin of a fortified...
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Betchworth railway station serves the village of Betchworth...
- Betchworth Castle
May 19, 2020 · English: Betchworth is a village and civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. The village lies on the north bank of the River Mole, off the A25 road, about three miles (5 km) east of Dorking and three miles (5 km) west of Reigate. The village lay within the Reigate hundred.
Betchworth Castle was the manor house for the manor of West Betchworth. The manor stretched from Boxhill in the north to Fourwents Pond in the south. Castle Mill was its watermill.
Betchworth Castle, is an ancient structure with remains dating back to 1379. This strategic fort, may once have held an Iron Age hill fort, became a fortified manor for Sir John Fizalan in 1379 and in 1448 there were further fortifications and works by St Thomas Browne, the north wall and stair turnet dating from that time can still be seen today.
Betchworth Castle is a mostly crumbled ruin of a fortified mediæval stone house with some tall, two-storey corners strengthened in the 18th century, in the north of the semi-rural parish of Brockham in Surrey.
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