Castle Bank, Kent
Castle Bank is a moot mound near Knox Bridge, Kent. Moots were open-air meeting places set aside for use by courts and other bodies who were responsible for the administration and organisation of the countryside in Anglo-Saxon and mediæval England. The site was formerly interpreted as the site of a Norman motte castle. It is within the council area of Maidstone (Kent).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1013147.
Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Kent
Lat, Long: 51.137467,0.54887831
Grid Reference: TQ 7841 4066
Civil Parish: Staplehurst CP
Council Area: Maidstone CA (Kent CA)
Police Area: Kent PA
GBPN ID: 300631
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Bank,_Kent_300631
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1013147.
Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Kent
Lat, Long: 51.137467,0.54887831
Grid Reference: TQ 7841 4066
Civil Parish: Staplehurst CP
Council Area: Maidstone CA (Kent CA)
Police Area: Kent PA
GBPN ID: 300631
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Bank,_Kent_300631
Peruse Kent on Wikishire

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