Allington Castle

Allington Castle is a stone castle in Allington, Kent, just north of Maidstone, in England. The first castle on the site was an unauthorised fortification, built during "The Anarchy" (1135–1153) and torn down later in the century when royal control was reasserted. It was replaced by a manor house, which was fortified with royal permission in the 13th century. Various alterations and expansions were made by successive owners over the following two centuries. The property was developed into a fortified compound with six towers at irregular intervals along the curtain wall and domestic buildings in the interior, including one of the first long galleries built in England. In 1554 it was seized by the Crown in the course of dispossessing its owner, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger, after the failure of his rebellion against Queen Mary.

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English country house, castle, United Kingdom, 

• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Historic England research records page^@
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1954 Gravesend Cold War Bunker

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1976 Tenterden and District Museum

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1977 Fleur de Lis Museum

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1978 Shoreham Aircraft Museum

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1979 Six Poor Travellers House

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1981 Minster Gatehouse Museum

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1987 Royal Engineers Museum

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1989 Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities

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1995 Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre

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1996 Queenborough Guildhall Museum

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1996 Spa Valley Railway

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1997 Colonel Stephens Railway Museum

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1999 Sittingbourne Heritage Museum

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2001 Woodchurch Village Life Museum

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2015 Huguenot Museum

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Allington Castle and river, near Maidstone, England-LCCN2002697023

Allington Castle (52222722023)

Allington Castle Maidstone (52222650453)

Allington Castle (52222573958)

Red Cottages Allington Castle (52222586691)

Allington Castle (52222966744)

The winter garden in summer (52222931414)

Allington Castle. Private bridge you can see from River Medway towpath. (52222634588)

The South View of Allington Castle, in the County of Kent

Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14576969380)

• Allington Castle - article published in 1909, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Chiddingstone Castle	castle, house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Eynsford Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Lullingstone Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Sutton Valence Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tonbridge Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1087	Rochester Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1119	Leeds Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1230	Hadleigh Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	castle	1279	Allington Castle	castle, English country house	Wikidata
site	castle	1380	Cooling Castle	quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1567	Upnor Castle	castle, military museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Emmetts Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Godinton House	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Great Comp Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Hole Park	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		National Fruit Collection	botanical garden, orchard	Wikidata
site	garden		Pashley Manor	manor house, garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Pines Garden	garden, local museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Riverhill House	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Sissinghurst Castle Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1924	Bedgebury National Pinetum	botanical garden, arboretum	Wikidata
site	museum		Belmont House and Gardens	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Canvey Island Transport Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatham Historic Dockyard	maritime museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cranbrook Museum	local museum, independent museum, cottage	Wikidata
site	museum		Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Essex Fire Museum	firefighting museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fort Amherst	fort, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Guildhall Museum, Rochester	local museum, independent museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hall Place and Gardens	house, local museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Cavalier	destroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Ocelot	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum		Ightham Mote	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kent and East Sussex Railway	heritage railway, railway company, ELR railway line section	Wikidata
site	museum		Kent Life	open-air museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Knole House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Lashenden Air Warfare Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Milton Chantry	local museum, chantry	Wikidata
site	museum		New Tavern Fort	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Old Soar Manor	manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		PS Kingswear Castle	museum ship, paddle steamer, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		PS Medway Queen	museum ship, paddle steamer, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Restoration House	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scotney Castle	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stoneacre	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Temple Manor	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Hop Farm Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Thurrock Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	4000	Coldrum Long Barrow	museum, long barrow	Wikidata
site	museum	1341	Penshurst Place	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1539	Tilbury Fort	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1618	Dutch Cottage Museum	local museum, cottage	Wikidata
site	museum	1858	Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, natural history museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1867	Slough Fort	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	Coalhouse Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1885	Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1905	Sevenoaks Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1911	Gravesham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1946	Maidstone Carriage Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Gravesend Cold War Bunker	bunker, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	The C.M Booth Collection	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Tenterden and District Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Fleur de Lis Museum	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Shoreham Aircraft Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Six Poor Travellers House	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Minster Gatehouse Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Royal Engineers Museum	charitable organization, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre	military museum, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Queenborough Guildhall Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Spa Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Colonel Stephens Railway Museum	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Sittingbourne Heritage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Woodchurch Village Life Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Bluetown Heritage Centre	museum, movie theater	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Kent Firefighting Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Huguenot Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Allington Castle and river, near Maidstone, England-LCCN2002697023		Commons
commons	image		Allington Castle (52222722023)		Commons
commons	image		Allington Castle Maidstone (52222650453)		Commons
commons	image		Allington Castle (52222573958)		Commons
commons	image		Red Cottages Allington Castle (52222586691)		Commons
commons	image		Allington Castle (52222966744)		Commons
commons	image		The winter garden in summer (52222931414)		Commons
commons	image		Allington Castle. Private bridge you can see from River Medway towpath. (52222634588)		Commons
commons	image		The South View of Allington Castle, in the County of Kent		Commons
commons	image		Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14576969380)		Commons