Chiddingstone Castle

Chiddingstone Castle is situated in the village of Chiddingstone, near Edenbridge, Kent, England, 35 miles (56 kilometres) south-southeast of London and in the upper valley of the River Medway. The castle was built by the Streatfeild family and served as their seat from the early 16th century until the beginning of the 20th century when the family left the castle. The Streatfeilds sold the castle to Lord Astor in 1938.

Since 1977, the castle and its 35 acres (14 hectares) of grounds have been held in trust for the nation by the Denys Eyre Bower Bequest, and both are open to the public. Much of the current structure dates from the early 19th century, but incorporates elements of the earlier buildings on the same site.

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Chiddingstone Castle ranks #4,805 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #306 of the 356 mapped in England. Founded c. 1825, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 655 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,924 times in the last 60 days, more than 67% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is London, 40 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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