Flitwick Castle

Flitwick Castle
Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England

Flitwick Castle earthworks, 2007
Flitwick Castle
Coordinates grid reference TL02723428
Type Castle
Site information
Condition Earthworks

Flitwick Castle was an 11th-century castle located in the town of Flitwick, in the county of Bedfordshire, England.

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 Invasion.[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 metres high.[2] The name Temple Field takes its name from the nearby church.[1] The site is a Scheduled Monument.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Flitwick Church History" (PDF). St Peter & St Paul with St Andrew Church, Flitwick. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Mount Hill Flitwick's Castle". BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

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Coordinates: 51°59′51″N 0°30′19″W / 51.9975°N 0.5052°W / 51.9975; -0.5052

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