Bodiam Castle
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Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War. Of quadrangular plan, Bodiam Castle has no keep, having its various chambers built around the outer defensive walls and inner courts. Its corners and entrance are marked by towers, and topped by crenellations. Its structure, details and situation in an artificial watery landscape indicate that display was an important aspect of the castle's design as well as defence. It was the home of the Dalyngrigge family and the centre of the manor of Bodiam.
1385 Website,
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United Kingdom, A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at Bodiam, United Kingdom, ![]()
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Battle of Mercredesburne ⓘ
485 battle fought in the conquest of the Kingdom of Sussex -

Battle of Hastings ⓘ
battle which occurred on 14 October 1066 -

Battle of Maidstone ⓘ
1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War -

Pett Level Emergency Coastal Battery ⓘ
WWII 6" gun battery in Pett Level, Sussex -

Hastings Borough Council Control ⓘ
civil defence centre in East Sussex, UK -

Tunbridge Wells Regional War Room ⓘ
Cold War control bunker in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK -

Broadwater Down bunker ⓘ
WWII command bunker near Tunbridge Wells, UK -

Crowborough bunker ⓘ
Cold war control bunker in Crowborough, East Sussex -

Castle Toll Saxon burgh and medieval fort ⓘ
archaeological site in Newenden, Kent, England, UK -

Hastings Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed ruins in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

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Sutton Valence Castle ⓘ
castle in Sutton Valence, Kent, England, UK

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Tonbridge Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK

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Pevensey Castle ⓘ
medieval castle in a former Roman fort at Pevensey in East Sussex, England, UK

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Leeds Castle ⓘ
castle in Kent, England, UK

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Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower) ⓘ
castle in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Bodiam Castle ⓘ
14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England, UK

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Camber Castle ⓘ
16th-century English fort

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HMS Resolution ⓘ
1677 third-rate ship of the line -

HMS Anne ⓘ
1678 third-rate ship of the line -

HMS Ghurka ⓘ
1907 Tribal-class destroyer -

Kenardington ⓘ
earthworks, possibly site of castle in Kenardington, Kent, England, UK -

Pevensey Castle keep ⓘ
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Martello Tower No. 27 ⓘ
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Martello Tower No. 28 ⓘ
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Martello Tower No. 64 ⓘ
unrestored martello tower -

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Martello Tower No. 66 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK
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The Grey Tower ⓘ
tower in Westham, Wealden, East Sussex, England, UK
- "Notices of Sir Edward Dalyngruge, the Builder of Bodiam Castle" - , 1860
- An Archaeological Record and Overview of the Portcullis at Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, East Sussex - report published in 2005
- Some analysis of the castle of Bodiam, East Sussex - article published in 1992
- The Moated Homestead, Church, and Castle of Bodiam - article published in 1931
- Dallingridge's Bay and Bodiam Castle Millpond - Elements of a Medieval Landscape - , 1993, online
- Edward Dallingridge: Builder of Bodiam Castle - article, 2014, online
- The Social History of Medieval Buildings: A Comparative Case Study of Bodiam Castle and Ightham Mote, England - article published in 2014
- A section through the moat bank at Bodiam Castle - article published in 1999
- Bodiam Castle - guide book, 1991
- Bodiam Castle, East Sussex: Castle and its Designed Landscape - scientific article published in 1996
- Bodiam castle, Sussex - article published in 1990, online
- Bodiam, Sussex: true castle or old soldier's dream house? - scientific article published in 1986
- What do medieval buildings mean? - , Q1860, 2013
- Approaching Bodiam and Scotney: a comparison - , 2018
- The Medieval Pottery at Bodiam Castle - article published in 1935, online
- Bodiam Castle: Truth and Tradition - article published in 1991
- Bodiam Castle - article published in 1903
- On Bodiam Maner and Castle - , Q1860, 1868
- Bodiam Castle and The Canterbury Tales: Some Intersections - scientific article published on 2 July 2020
- Bodiam Castle: a new survey of the interior - chapter published in 2017, English
- Lived experience at Bodiam and Ightham - chapter published in 2017
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 485 | Battle of Mercredesburne | Celtic Britons, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1066 | Battle of Hastings | battle, Kingdom of England, Duchy of Normandy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1350 | Battle of Winchelsea | Kingdom of England, naval battle, Crown of Castile | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1648 | Battle of Maidstone | Roundhead, Cavalier, battle | Wikidata |
| link | channel | Facebook channel@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Art UK website 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 II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Trust Heritage Records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Sketchfab page@ | Bodiam Castle | Wikidata | |
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | SM U-118 | minelaying submarine, Type UE II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-131 | U-boat, Type UB III submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1940 | Pett Level Emergency Coastal Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Hastings Borough Council Control | civil defense center, Hastings Borough Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Tunbridge Wells Regional War Room | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1940 | Broadwater Down bunker | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1984 | Crowborough bunker | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Castle Toll Saxon burgh and medieval fort | archaeological site, fort, motte-and-bailey castle, burh | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Hastings Castle | archaeological site, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Sutton Valence Castle | castle, English Heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Tonbridge Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1066 | Pevensey Castle | archaeological site, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1119 | Leeds Castle | historic house museum, English country house, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1249 | Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower) | local museum, castle, tower | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1385 | Bodiam Castle | National Trust, quadrangular castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Camber Castle | fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1667 | HMS Resolution | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1678 | HMS Anne | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1907 | HMS Ghurka | Tribal-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Kenardington | shell keep, earthworks | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1150 | Pevensey Castle keep | keep | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 27 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 28 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 29 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 30 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 31 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 32 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 33 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 34 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 35 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 36 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 37 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 38 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 39 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 40 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 41 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 42 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 43 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 44 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 45 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 46 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 47 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 48 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 49 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 50 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 51 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 52 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 53 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 54 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 55 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 56 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 57 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 58 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 59 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 60 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 61 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 63 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 64 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 65 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 66 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 67 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 68 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 70 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 71 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | The Grey Tower | Martello tower | Wikidata |
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| commons | image | Bodiam-castle-10My8-1219 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castell de Bodiam - Interior | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bodiam-castle-10My8-1188 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bodiam Castle fromthe south | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Wish you were here. Bodiam Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bodiam Castle, East Sussex, England (52539700588) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bodiam Castle (192760813) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bodiam Castle 2018 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bodiam Castle 2018 | Commons | ||


