Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent, England, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Maidstone. It is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east...
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Royal Navy have been named HMS Leeds Castle after Leeds Castle, near Maidstone in Kent. HMS Leeds Castle (K384) was a Castle-class corvette (though later...
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HMS Leeds Castle was a Castle-class corvette of the Royal Navy, originally with pennant number K384. She was built by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd....
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HMS Leeds Castle (P258) was a Castle-class patrol vessel built by Hall, Russell & Company of Aberdeen, Scotland for the Royal Navy. She was launched in...
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Norman tower in England. Leeds Priory was dissolved in 1539. To the east of the village is Leeds Castle. The church and the castle are Grade I listed buildings...
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Olive, Lady Baillie (category People from Leeds, Kent)
hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England. On her death the castle was bequeathed to a charitable trust to enable...
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Danby). The Dukedom was named for Leeds in Yorkshire, and did not (as is sometimes claimed) refer to Leeds Castle in Kent. The principal ducal seat was...
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Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough...
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Constable of Leeds Castle, Kent, in January 1539, his son Gregory and his wife moved into the castle. Gregory and his wife lived mainly at Leeds Castle at Thomas...
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Norfolk (Earls of Leicester) Leeds Castle in Kent (various families, ending with Olive, Lady Baillie) – now owned by Leeds Castle Foundation. Woburn Abbey...
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surrendered the castle on 31 October 1321, after it was besieged by the King's forces using ballistas. Edward's capture of Leeds Castle was the catalyst...
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helicopters. In the event, only two ships were built, HMS Leeds Castle and HMS Dumbarton Castle. Both vessels were built by Hall Russell in Aberdeen, Scotland...
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Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (category People from Leeds, Kent)
City of Fairfax. Thomas Fairfax was born on 22 October 1693 in Leeds Castle, Kent. The castle had been owned by his maternal ancestors since the 1630s. Fairfax...
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(alias Cromwell) of Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire 1534–1540, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire 1535–d., sole, Leeds Castle, Kent 4 January 1539 – 1540...
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appointed Hamer as director. Filming took place from September 1948 at Leeds Castle and other locations in Kent, and at Ealing Studios. Themes of class and...
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disliked for her property dealings; she bought up vast lands such as Leeds Castle from the middling landed classes after they went into arrears on loan...
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Maidstone Leeds Castle, a castle near Leeds, Kent Leeds Priory, a priory near Leeds, Kent Leeds, Alabama, a city Leeds, Maine, a town Leeds, Massachusetts...
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of Ulcombe in Kent was Sheriff of Kent in 1467/8 and was constable of Leeds Castle in Kent. He was a member of the St Leger family. He was the eldest son...
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and diplomacy, including the Battle of Britain in World War II and the Leeds Castle peace talks of 1978 and 2004. England relied on the county's ports to...
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Bartholomew Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere (category People from Leeds, Kent)
custodian of Leeds Castle in Kent This was followed by a transaction on 20 March 1317/18 by which the King granted the castle and manor of Leeds along with...
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River Len (redirect from Old Mill, Leeds)
Harrietsham; after Broomfield, the river becomes the lake adjoining Leeds Castle. The Len enters the town of Maidstone south of Bearsted and its waters...
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an immersive film shown to visitors in the gatehouse when they visit Leeds Castle in Kent. "Violet Berlin, Violet Berlin Female Gaming Extraordinaire,...
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Falkland Islands and South Georgia, alternating with her sister ship HMS Leeds Castle. Her long association with the Falkland Islands resulted in the ship's...
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Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key...
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St Leger, KG (or Sellenger; c. 1496 – 16 March 1559), of Ulcombe and Leeds Castle in Kent, was an English politician and Lord Deputy of Ireland during...
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Princess Alexandra Gardens at Leeds Castle are named after her in honour of her involvement as Patron of the Leeds Castle Foundation The Hong Kong Red...
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St. Louis, Missouri, US Laberint d'Horta, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Leeds Castle, England Longleat, England Bridge End Gardens, Saffron Walden, Essex...
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1539. Another son, Edward, followed in 1539, who may have been born, at Leeds Castle in Kent. Gregory Cromwell appears to have been devoted to his wife and...
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was used in the scene where Jane visits Queen Mary. The moat around Leeds Castle, also in Kent, was used in the scene where Dudley first visits Lady Jane...
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