TQ 84 NW 7 - Sutton Valence Castle - Historic Environment Record

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Listed Building record TQ 84 NW 7 - Sutton Valence Castle

Summary

Fragmentary remains of a small 12th/13th century castle. The castle and the adjacent settlement of Sutton belonged to Simon de Montfort but were granted to William de Valence, half brother to Henry III, in 1265 in return for helping to defeat Simon de Montfort's rebellion. The active history of the castle is short and it appears to have fallen into disuse after 1300. It once controlled the important medieval route that ran from Rye and Winchelsea to Maidstone and the Medway. Summary from record TQ 84 NW 211: Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1167 to 1232

Location

Grid reference	TQ 81534 49111 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ84NW
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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CASTLE (Medieval - 1167 AD to 1232 AD)

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> MOW List of Anc Mon of Eng & Wales 1958 46 (OS Card Reference). SKE47357.

<3> Arch Cant 25 1902 198-206 plan illust (H Sands) (OS Card Reference). SKE34878.

<4> Arch Cant 71 1957 227-8 (L R A Grove) (OS Card Reference). SKE35490.

<5> F1 CFW 16.11.61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42595.

<6> F2 ASP 01.12.61 (OS Card Reference). SKE43068.

<7> F3 CFW 20.01.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43388.

<8> The English Castle 1936 56 (H Braun) (OS Card Reference). SKE50345.

<9> DOE(IAM) record form 3 November 1986 (OS Card Reference). SKE41445.

<10> History of Kent 8th ed V 1798 365 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE44136.

<11> Castles of England 1 1897 45 (J D Mackenzie) (OS Card Reference). SKE38632.

<12> Kent Arch Soc Annual Report 1956 6 (OS Card Reference). SKE45882.

<13> Kent Arch Soc Annual Report 1957 9 (OS Card Reference). SKE45883.

<14> Anc Mon Board Eng 23rd Ann Rep 1976 11 (OS Card Reference). SKE33044.

<15> Anc Mon Board Eng 29th Ann Rep 1982 58 (OS Card Reference). SKE33045.

<16> Bldgs of Eng-West Kent & the Weald 1980 558-559 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38161.

<17> Field report for monument TQ 84 NW 7 - November, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4361.

<18> Field report for monument TQ 84 NW 7 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4362.

<19> Field report for monument TQ 84 NW 7 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4363.

<20> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<21> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<22> Historic England, Archive material associated with Sutton Valence Castle, Scheduled Monument (Archive). SKE54206.

Sources/Archives (22)

<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2> SKE47357 OS Card Reference: MOW List of Anc Mon of Eng & Wales 1958 46.
<3> SKE34878 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 25 1902 198-206 plan illust (H Sands).
<4> SKE35490 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 71 1957 227-8 (L R A Grove).
<5> SKE42595 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 16.11.61.
<6> SKE43068 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 01.12.61.
<7> SKE43388 OS Card Reference: F3 CFW 20.01.64.
<8> SKE50345 OS Card Reference: The English Castle 1936 56 (H Braun).
<9> SKE41445 OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) record form 3 November 1986.
<10> SKE44136 OS Card Reference: History of Kent 8th ed V 1798 365 (E Hasted).
<11> SKE38632 OS Card Reference: Castles of England 1 1897 45 (J D Mackenzie).
<12> SKE45882 OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Soc Annual Report 1956 6.
<13> SKE45883 OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Soc Annual Report 1957 9.
<14> SKE33044 OS Card Reference: Anc Mon Board Eng 23rd Ann Rep 1976 11.
<15> SKE33045 OS Card Reference: Anc Mon Board Eng 29th Ann Rep 1982 58.
<16> SKE38161 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng-West Kent & the Weald 1980 558-559 (J Newman).
<17> SKE4361 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 84 NW 7 - November, 1961.
<18> SKE4362 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 84 NW 7 - December, 1961.
<19> SKE4363 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 84 NW 7 - January, 1964.
<20> SKE6956 Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
<21>XY SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #27446 Castle, ]
<22> SKE54206 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Sutton Valence Castle, Scheduled Monument.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Intrusive Event: SUTTON CASTLE (Ref: EI 21398) (EKE4410)
Intrusive Event: SUTTON VALENCE CASTLE (Ref: EI 36321) (EKE4550)

Record last edited

Aug 25 2021 4:00PM