Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle is a 13th century castle situated in Tonbridge, Kent, England.

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• Grade II* listed building page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Historic England research records page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
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Location: 51.1963, 0.2735, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Aylesford ⓘ
  battle between Britons and Anglo-Saxons, fought at Aylesford, Kent, England

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  Battle of Crayford ⓘ
  457 battle

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  Battle of Otford ⓘ
  776 battle

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  Battle of Maidstone ⓘ
  1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War

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  Raid on the Medway ⓘ
  Dutch naval attack (1667) during the Second Anglo-Dutch War

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Cobham, Gravesham, England, UK

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  Chislehurst South East London Group Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Dartford Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent

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  Gillingham Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent, UK

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  Hollingbourne Second World War Zero Station ⓘ
  scheduled monument in England

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  Maidstone Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Kent

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  Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent

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  Merstham Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  underground factory and air-raid shelter in Rochester, Kent, UK

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  Tunbridge Wells Regional War Room ⓘ
  Cold War control bunker in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK

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  Broadwater Down bunker ⓘ
  WWII command bunker near Tunbridge Wells, UK

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  Gravesend Cold War Bunker ⓘ
  Cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK  

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  Crowborough bunker ⓘ
  Cold war control bunker in Crowborough, East Sussex

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  Chiddingstone Castle ⓘ
  house museum in Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Eynsford Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, in Eynsford, Kent, England, UK  

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  Lullingstone Castle ⓘ
  historic manor house in the village of Lullingstone in England  

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  Sutton Valence Castle ⓘ
  castle in Sutton Valence, Kent, England, UK  

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  Tonbridge Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK  

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  Rochester Castle ⓘ
  castle in Rochester, Kent, South East England  

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  Leeds Castle ⓘ
  castle in Kent, England, UK  

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  Hever Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK  

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  Allington Castle ⓘ
  stone-built moated castle in Allington, England

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  Bodiam Castle ⓘ
  14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England, UK  

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  Upnor Castle ⓘ
  fort located on the River Medway in Kent  

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  Fort Amherst ⓘ
  fort in Chatham, UK  

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  Fort Bridgewoods ⓘ
  former military facility in Medway, England

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  Fort Darland ⓘ
  Chatham Ring Fort in Kent, UK

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  New Tavern Fort ⓘ
  historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK  

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  Woodlands Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Tilbury Fort ⓘ
  bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary  

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  Fort Pitt ⓘ
  fort in Kent, England, UK

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  Fort Clarence ⓘ
  fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK

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  Fort Luton ⓘ
  Medway fort  

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  Fort Horsted ⓘ
  fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK

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  Fort Borstal ⓘ
  fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK  

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  Fort Farningham ⓘ
  fort in Farningham, Sevenoaks, England, UK

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  Pilgrim Fort ⓘ
  fortification in Caterham Valley, Tandridge, England, UK

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  Woldingham Fort ⓘ
  London mobilisation centre

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  Fort Halstead ⓘ
  army mobilisation centre in Kent that became a military research centre

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  Chatham Dockyard ⓘ
  former Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent, United Kingdom

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  Chatham Historic Dockyard ⓘ
  maritime museum in Chatham, Kent, England

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  Quebec House ⓘ
  Grade I listed military museum in Westerham, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK  

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  HMS Gannet ⓘ
  1878 Doterel-class screw sloop

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  HMS Cavalier ⓘ
  1944 C-class destroyer

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  HMS Ocelot ⓘ
  1962 Oberon-class submarine

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  Shoreham Aircraft Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kent, England

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  Royal Engineers Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Gillingham, Kent, England, UK  

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  Biggin Hill Memorial Museum ⓘ
  museum in Biggin Hill, England, UK

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  HMS Royal James ⓘ
  1658 second-rate ship of the line

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  St Leonards Tower ⓘ
  Grade I listed tower in West Malling, Kent, England, UK  

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457 Battle of Crayford

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776 Battle of Otford

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1648 Battle of Maidstone

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1667 Raid on the Medway

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1940 Broadwater Down bunker

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1954 Gravesend Cold War Bunker

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1984 Crowborough bunker

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1087 Rochester Castle

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1119 Leeds Castle

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1271 Hever Castle

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1279 Allington Castle

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1385 Bodiam Castle

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1567 Upnor Castle

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1539 Tilbury Fort

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1805 Fort Pitt

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1808 Fort Clarence

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1876 Fort Luton

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1880 Fort Horsted

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1885 Fort Borstal

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1890 Fort Farningham

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1890 Pilgrim Fort

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1890 Woldingham Fort

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1895 Fort Halstead

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1567 — 1984 Chatham Dockyard

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1878 HMS Gannet

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1944 — 1972 HMS Cavalier

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1964 HMS Ocelot

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1978 Shoreham Aircraft Museum

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1987 Royal Engineers Museum

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2019 Biggin Hill Memorial Museum

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1658 HMS Royal James

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TonbridgeCastle001P

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Tonbridge Castle by Paul Sandby 1787

Tonbridge castle reconstruction

Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle (remains)

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse - S Side, Tonbridge, Kent

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse - N Side, Tonbridge, Kent

Tonbridge Castle

Gate House, Tonbridge Castle

• Tonbridge Castle - , 1940
• A Reinterpretation of the Gatehouse at Tonbridge Castle - article published in 2013, online
• The Fate Of Tonbridge Castle - scientific article published in January 1879
• Tonbridge and Some Other Gatehouses - chapter published in 1981
• Tonbridge Castle and its Lords - scientific article, 1886, online
• London or Wales? The Gatehouses at Tonbridge and Leybourne in Context - article published in the Castle Studies Group Journal in 2021, online
• Tonbridge and some other Gatehouses - chapter published in 1973

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	455	Battle of Aylesford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	457	Battle of Crayford	Saxons, Celtic Britons, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	776	Battle of Otford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Maidstone	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1667	Raid on the Medway	Kingdom of England, naval battle, raid, Dutch Republic	Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Chislehurst South East London Group Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Dartford Emergency Centre	Dartford Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gillingham Borough Control	civil defense center, Gillingham Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hollingbourne Second World War Zero Station	underground structure, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maidstone Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Kent County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Merstham Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter, Short Brothers, factory	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tunbridge Wells Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1940	Broadwater Down bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1954	Gravesend Cold War Bunker	military museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1984	Crowborough bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Chiddingstone Castle	independent museum, historic house museum, castle, house	Wikidata
site	castle		Eynsford Castle	English Heritage, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Lullingstone Castle	historic house museum, English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sutton Valence Castle	castle, English Heritage	Wikidata
site	castle		Tonbridge Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1087	Rochester Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1119	Leeds Castle	historic house museum, English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1271	Hever Castle	castle, quadrangular castle, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	castle	1279	Allington Castle	English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1385	Bodiam Castle	National Trust, quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1567	Upnor Castle	military museum, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amherst	independent museum, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Bridgewoods	fort, bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Darland	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		New Tavern Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Woodlands Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1539	Tilbury Fort	military museum, fort, English Heritage	Wikidata
site	fort	1805	Fort Pitt	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1808	Fort Clarence	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1876	Fort Luton	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1880	Fort Horsted	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1885	Fort Borstal	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1890	Fort Farningham	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1890	Pilgrim Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1890	Woldingham Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1895	Fort Halstead	fort	Wikidata
site	military base	1567	Chatham Dockyard	shipbuilding, Royal Navy Dockyard	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatham Historic Dockyard	independent museum, military museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Quebec House	National Trust, military museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1878	HMS Gannet	screw sloop, composite ship, preserved watercraft, museum ship, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1944	HMS Cavalier	preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	HMS Ocelot	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Shoreham Aircraft Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Royal Engineers Museum	charitable organization, independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	Biggin Hill Memorial Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1658	HMS Royal James	second-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	tower		St Leonards Tower	English Heritage, keep, tower	Wikidata
media	document		title	notes	source
commons	image		TonbridgeCastle001P		Commons
commons	image		TonbridgeBigBridge007P		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle by Paul Sandby 1787		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge castle reconstruction		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle (remains)		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse - S Side, Tonbridge, Kent		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse - N Side, Tonbridge, Kent		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle		Commons
commons	image		Gate House, Tonbridge Castle		Commons