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Addington Castle
Hob Uid: 404158
Location : Greater London Authority Croydon Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3860063500
Summary : Medieval manor house, residence of Sir Rovert de Aguillion.
More information : [Area TQ 386 635] Traditional site of Addington Castle; the manorial residence of Sir Rovert de Aguillion at Castle Hill, Addington; for which licence to embattle was granted in 1270. It had apparently fallen into decay by c. 1400 and rubble was visible temp. Elizabeth I. Ploughing has revealed "timbers and other remains of ruined buildings "and worked flints have also been found. Neither defensive earthworks nor signs of a building can be traced - possibly the building was in Addington village itself [q.v. TQ 36 SE 12] Castle Hill is a prominent rise of ground at the north end of a ridge, being a Thanet Sand outline upon chalk. The hill is covered with trees and scrub. Numerous shallow pits dug by children all over the summit reveal only pure sand.

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Source details : Hist. of Surrey, 4. 1878-81 25. (E.W. Brayley)
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Source details : V.C.H. (Surrey) 4, 1912, 164 (L.A. Magnus)
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : Proc., Croydon N.H. and S. Soc., 8, 1917-18, 162, 167. (W.H. Mills)
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Source details : V.C.H. (Surrey) 4, 397-8 (G. Clinch and D. Montgomerie)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : F1 ASP 23-JUL-65
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early Prehistoric
Display Date : Early Prehistoric
Monument End Date : -4000
Monument Start Date : -500000
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Later Prehistoric
Display Date : Later Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Manor House
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Components and Objects:

Period : Later Prehistoric
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Object Material : Flint

Period : Prehistoric
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Object Material : Flint

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 36 SE 21
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-07-23
End Date : 1965-07-23

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Addington Castle