What is recorded here
Sutton Valence Castle is shown as a castle on the public map of Maidstone. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Sutton Valence Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Valence family, a prominent baronial family with close ties to the English crown. It is remembered for its strategic importance in the region and as a symbol of medieval feudal power in Kent.
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