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Sutton Valence (in the past also called Sudtone, Town Sutton and Sutton Hastings, see below) is a village about five miles (8 km) SE of Maidstone, Kent, England on the A274 road going south to Headcorn and Tenterden. It is on the Greensand Ridge overlooking the Vale of Kent and Weald.
Rectory Lane, Sutton Valence, Kent, ME17 3LW. Before You Go. The ruins of this small Norman keep, built in the second half of the 12th century, are all that remains of what was once a strongly defended castle. It was owned from 1238 by Simon de Montfort, who led the baronial rebellion against Henry IIII and was killed at the Battle of Evesham ...
Sutton Valence Castle seen from the west The Norman count of Aumale, Baldwin de Bethune, probably built the castle in the middle of the 12th century. It was used as a residence for over 150 years by a succession of important lords and earls.
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.
Sutton Valence Castle. Sutton Valence Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Sutton Valence in Kent. It was built in the second half of the 12th century, probably by Baldwin of Bethune, the Count of Aumale.
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The village of Sutton, or 'south town', became known as Sutton Valence. Location: 5 miles SE of Maidstone; in Sutton Valence village, on A274. Address: Sutton Valence Castle, Rectory Lane, Sutton Valence, Kent. Access: English Heritage. Open to the public. Free access at any reasonable time. Website:
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