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Allington Castle
| County | Categories | Fortified Manor House / Baronial castle | |
| Remains | Not complete but much survives | Access | No Access - Private |
| Comments | The castle has a wide moat fed by the River Medway Privately owned castle and no access. | ||
| Location | 51.29328,0.511395 (Google Maps) | Directions | N/A |
| County |
| Categories |
Fortified Manor House / Baronial castle |
| Remains |
Not complete but much survives |
| Access |
No Access - Private |
| Comments |
The castle has a wide moat fed by the River Medway Privately owned castle and no access. |
| Location |
| 51.29328,0.511395 |
| Directions |
| N/A |
Possibly a castle existed on the site at the time of King Henry III but in 1281 the owner at the time was given a licence to crenellate and fortify the structure.This was Sir Stephen de Pencester the constable of Dover and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. The castle was defended by a wide moat that was fed from the River Medway. In 1492 the castle passed into the hands of the Wyatt family. Born at the castle were Sir Thomas Wyatt in 1503, a poet, and his son also called Thomas who was involved in a rebellion against Queen Mary in 1554. Wyatt's rebellion as it is known ended in failure and he was executed on 11th April, 1554.
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Allington Castle demolished
The first castle was built by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey during the reign of King Stephen in the first half of the 12th century. It took the form of a moated mound (possibly a motte and bailey) built on a site adjoining a bend in the River Medway about one mile (1.6 km) north of Maidstone. The fortification was subsequently expanded but as it was an unauthorised adulterine castle, Henry II ordered its demolition (slighting) in 1174. It was replaced with a small unfortified manor house. According to historian Sidney Painter, it was one of at least 21 castles demolished on Henry II's instructions. [1]
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Selection of references used:
- 1: Painter, Sidney, English Castles in the Early Middle Ages: Their Number, Location, and Legal Position, 1935, Speculum (1935), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allington_Castle
