Flitwick Castle
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| Flitwick Castle | |
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| Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England | |
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| Type | Castle |
| Condition | Earthworks |
| Location | |
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Flitwick Castle was an 11th-century castle located in the town of Flitwick, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It now exists only as ruins, reduced to little but an earth mound.
It was a small, timber Motte-and-bailey castle, surrounded by a moat. The castle was mentioned in the Domesday Book, in 1086, as being under the ownership of William Lovet, a Norman. Lovet had displaced Alwin, who had been the Saxon owner of Flitwick prior to the Norman Conquest.[1]
The earthwork remains of the castle are on what is now a public green space known as Temple Field or Mount Hill. The ditches have been filled in and the mound is now about 7 m (20 ft) high.[2] The name Temple Field takes its name from the nearby church.[1] The site is a Scheduled Monument.
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Flitwick Church History" (PDF). St Peter & St Paul with St Andrew Church, Flitwick. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mount Hill Flitwick's Castle". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
External links
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- English Heritage Monument No. 360080
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