Flitwick Castle
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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 Conquest.[1]
The
Scheduled Monument
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Flitwick Church History" (PDF). St Peter & St Paul with St Andrew Church, Flitwick. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Mount Hill Flitwick's Castle". BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
External links
- Historic England. "The Mount: a motte and bailey castle (1010116)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- English Heritage Monument No. 360080
51°59′51″N 0°30′19″W / 51.9975°N 0.5052°W