Hadleigh Castle
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Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role. The castle was significantly expanded and remodelled by Edward III, who turned it into a grander property, designed to defend against a potential French attack, as well as to provide the King with a convenient private residence close to London. Built on a soft hill of London clay, the castle has often been subject to subsidence; this, combined with the sale of its stonework in the 16th century, has led to it now being ruined. The remains are now preserved by English Heritage and protected under UK law as a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument.
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Hadleigh Castle: an enclosure castle and an associated dam and mill
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- Grade II listed building page@
- National Heritage List for England page@
- Cultural Inventory page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Grade I listed building page@
- Grade I listed building page@
- Grade II listed building page@
- Grade II listed park and garden page@
- Grade II listed park and garden page@
- Grade II* listed building page@
- Grade II* listed building page@
- British Listed Buildings page@
- National Heritage List for England page@
- Tripadvisor page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 51.5444, 0.609, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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83 places
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Battle of the Medway ⓘ
43 battle -

Battle of Aylesford ⓘ
battle between Britons and Anglo-Saxons, fought at Aylesford, Kent, England -

Battle of Benfleet ⓘ
894 battle between Vikings and Wessex -

Battle of Maldon ⓘ
battle near Maldon, United Kingdom in 991 CE -

Battle of Assandun ⓘ
battle fought in Essex in 1016 -

First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
1455 conflict -

Barton's Point Coastal Park ⓘ
park in United Kingdom -

Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road ⓘ
scheduled monument in England -

East Tilbury Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Thurrock, Essex, England, UK -

Erith Marshes Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery ⓘ
ww2 anti aircraft battery in Bexley, London, England, UK -

Fletcher Battery ⓘ
architectural structure in Eastchurch, Swale, Kent, England, UK -

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill ⓘ
remains of a World War II fortification in Hadleigh, Essex, England, UK -

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent ⓘ
fortification in Canvey Island, Castle Point, England, UK -

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m east of Northwick Farm ⓘ
anti-aircraft mount in Canvey Island, Castle Point, England, UK -

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate ⓘ
anti-aircraft mount in Sutton, Rochford, England, UK -

Proof And Experimental Establishment, Shoebury Garrison, Old Ranges, Former Light Quick Firing Battery ⓘ
architectural structure in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK -

Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm ⓘ
anti-aircraft battery in Thurrock, Essex, England, UK -

Slough Fort and wing batteries ⓘ
fortifications in Allhallows, Kent, England, UK

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World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm ⓘ
anti-aircraft mount in Cobham, Gravesham, England, UK -

World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages ⓘ
anti-aircraft mount in Iwade, Swale, England, UK -

World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS3) at Wetham Green, 460m north of Red Brick Cottage ⓘ
anti-aircraft mount in Upchurch, Swale, England, UK -

Dummy Battery ⓘ
disused gun battery in Kent, England -

Grain Wing Battery ⓘ
fort in United Kingdom -

Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Essex, UK -

Chelmsford Essex County Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Essex, UK -

Dartford Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Kent -

Gillingham Borough Control ⓘ
civil defence centre in Kent, UK -

Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker ⓘ
ROTOR air defence control bunker converted to a Regional Seat of Government

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Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Kent -

Maldon District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Essex -

Queenborough Sub Control ⓘ
civil defence centre in Kent -

Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
underground factory and air-raid shelter in Rochester, Kent, UK -

Upminster Report Centre ⓘ
WW2 civil defence centre in Upminster, London, England, UK -

Vange Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
British air defence bunker -

Gravesend Cold War Bunker ⓘ
Cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK

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Rochester Castle ⓘ
castle in Rochester, Kent, South East England

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Hadleigh Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Castle Point, Essex, England, UK

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Allington Castle ⓘ
stone-built moated castle in Allington, England
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Cooling Castle ⓘ
quadrangular castle in Cooling, Medway, Kent, United Kingdom

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Upnor Castle ⓘ
fort located on the River Medway in Kent

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Fort Amherst ⓘ
fort in Chatham, UK

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Fort Bridgewoods ⓘ
former military facility in Medway, England -

Fort Darland ⓘ
Chatham Ring Fort in Kent, UK -

Grange Redoubt ⓘ
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New Tavern Fort ⓘ
historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK

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Shornemead Fort ⓘ
fort in Shorne, Kent, England, UK -

Woodlands Redoubt ⓘ
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Tilbury Fort ⓘ
bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary

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Cockham Wood Fort ⓘ
fort in Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England, UK -

Fort Pitt ⓘ
fort in Kent, England, UK -

Fort Clarence ⓘ
fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK -

Cliffe Fort ⓘ
fortification

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Fort Hoo ⓘ
Disused military installation in Kent, England, UK -
Garrison Point Fort ⓘ
fort in Sheerness, Kent, England, UK -

Grain Fort ⓘ
fort at the mouth of the Medway, Kent, UK -

Slough Fort ⓘ
fort in Allhallows, Kent, England, UK

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Fort Darnet ⓘ
Disused military installation in Kent, England, UK -

Fort Luton ⓘ
Medway fort

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Coalhouse Fort ⓘ
artillery fort at Coalhouse Point in Essex, England, UK

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Fort Horsted ⓘ
fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK -
Fort Borstal ⓘ
fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK

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Nore Fort ⓘ
Maunsell army fort -

Red Sands Fort ⓘ
Maunsell army fort -
Chatham Historic Dockyard ⓘ
maritime museum in Chatham, Kent, England
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Combined Military Services Museum ⓘ
military museum in Maldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Essex Regiment Museum ⓘ
military museum in United Kingdom
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PS Medway Queen ⓘ
1924 paddle steamer -

Royal Engineers Museum ⓘ
military museum in Gillingham, Kent, England, UK

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Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre ⓘ
museum in Purfleet, Essex, UK
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Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome ⓘ
museum in Purleigh, England, United Kingdom
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Bradwell Bay Military & Science Museum ⓘ
museum in Bradwell-on-Sea, England, UK -

HMS Princess Irene ⓘ
1914 ocean liner converted to minelayer -

HMS London ⓘ
1656 second-rate ship of the line -

HMS Royal James ⓘ
1658 second-rate ship of the line -

HMS Beagle ⓘ
1820 Cherokee-class brig-sloop -

HMS Venetia ⓘ
1917 V and W-class destroyer -

Grain Tower ⓘ
tower in Isle of Grain, Medway, Kent, England, UK
- Hadleigh Castle, Essex - scientific article published in January 1881, online
- Hadleigh Castle, Essex - scientific article published in June 2009, Q1860, online
- Hadleigh Castle (sketch) - painting by John Constable, 2009
- Hadleigh Castle, Essex: earthwork analysis survey report - report published in 2009, English, 2010
- Hadleigh Castle - A Note - scientific article published on January 2010, 1975
- Excavations at Hadleigh Castle, Essex, 1971-1972 - article by Peter Drewett published June 1975 in Journal of the British Archaeological Association
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 43 | Battle of the Medway | Vespasian, battle, Galba, Aulus Plautius, Caratacus, Togodumnus, Gnaeus Hosidius Geta, Ancient Rome, Titus Flavius Sabinus | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 455 | Battle of Aylesford | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 894 | Battle of Benfleet | Vikings, Kingdom of Wessex, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 991 | Battle of Maldon | Anglo-Saxons, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1016 | Battle of Assandun | Denmark, battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1455 | First Battle of St Albans | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1667 | Raid on the Medway | Kingdom of England, naval battle, raid, Dutch Republic | Wikidata |
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | SM UB-122 | Type UB III submarine, submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-144 | U-boat, Type UB III submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-145 | U-boat, Type UB III submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-150 | U-boat, Type UB III submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-6 | Type UC I submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1973 | HMS Wilton | minesweeper | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Barton's Point Coastal Park | artillery battery, Kent County Council, park | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | East Tilbury Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Erith Marshes Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Fletcher Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m east of Northwick Farm | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Proof And Experimental Establishment, Shoebury Garrison, Old Ranges, Former Light Quick Firing Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Slough Fort and wing batteries | artillery battery, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS3) at Wetham Green, 460m north of Red Brick Cottage | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1867 | Dummy Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1890 | Grain Wing Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Chelmsford Essex County Emergency Centre | Essex County Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Dartford Emergency Centre | Dartford Borough Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Gillingham Borough Control | civil defense center, Gillingham Borough Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker | Royal Air Force station, military museum, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Kent County Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Maldon District Council Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Maldon District Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Queenborough Sub Control | civil defense center, Kent County Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter | air-raid shelter, Short Brothers, factory | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Upminster Report Centre | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Vange Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1954 | Gravesend Cold War Bunker | military museum, bunker | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1087 | Rochester Castle | English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1230 | Hadleigh Castle | ruins, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1279 | Allington Castle | English country house, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1380 | Cooling Castle | quadrangular castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1567 | Upnor Castle | military museum, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Amherst | independent museum, military museum, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Bridgewoods | fort, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Darland | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Grange Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | New Tavern Fort | military museum, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Shornemead Fort | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, archaeological site, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Woodlands Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1539 | Tilbury Fort | military museum, fort, English Heritage | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1669 | Cockham Wood Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1805 | Fort Pitt | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1808 | Fort Clarence | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Cliffe Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Fort Hoo | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Garrison Point Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Grain Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1867 | Slough Fort | military museum, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1870 | Fort Darnet | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1876 | Fort Luton | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1877 | Coalhouse Fort | military museum, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1880 | Fort Horsted | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1885 | Fort Borstal | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1943 | Nore Fort | Maunsell fort, British Army | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1943 | Red Sands Fort | British Army, Maunsell fort | Wikidata |
| site | military base | 1567 | Chatham Dockyard | shipbuilding, Royal Navy Dockyard | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Chatham Historic Dockyard | independent museum, military museum, maritime museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Combined Military Services Museum | independent museum, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Essex Regiment Museum | independent museum, regimental museum, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1878 | HMS Gannet | screw sloop, composite ship, preserved watercraft, museum ship, Royal Navy | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1924 | PS Medway Queen | preserved watercraft, museum ship, paddle steamer, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1944 | HMS Cavalier | preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, Royal Navy, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1964 | HMS Ocelot | preserved watercraft, attack submarine, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1987 | Royal Engineers Museum | charitable organization, independent museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1995 | Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre | heritage center, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2008 | Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome | aviation museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2017 | Bradwell Bay Military & Science Museum | science museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Princess Irene | ocean liner, shipwreck, minelayer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMT Amethyst | naval trawler, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1656 | HMS London | second-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1658 | HMS Royal James | second-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1820 | HMS Beagle | brig-sloop, Cherokee-class brig-sloop, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1917 | HMS Venetia | shipwreck, V and W-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1848 | Grain Tower | battery tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Hadleigh Castle panorama | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hadleigh Castle and Country Park | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hadleigh Castle (remains) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Playing football at Hadleigh Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hadleigh Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hadleigh Castle 1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hadleigh Castle Tower Ruins | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hadleigh Castle with Thames Estuary and Isle of Grain power station | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hadleigh Castle (3) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hadleigh Castle (5) | Commons | ||














