Lullingstone
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Lullingstone is a village in the county of Kent
, England
. It is best known for its castle
, Roman villa
and its public golf course.
was discovered in 1939, and is believed to have been built around 100 AD. It contains some of the finest excavated remains of a Roman
villa
in Britain, including a Romano-Christian chapel, displaying some of the earliest evidence of Christianity in Britain.
In 1937 a plan was announced to create an airport the size of Heathrow in Lullingstone. The area of land had been reserved and construction of a railway station to serve the site began. The proposal was abandoned at the outbreak of World War II
.
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is best known for its castle
Lullingstone Castle
Lullingstone Castle is a historic manor house, set in an estate in the village of Lullingstone and the civil parish of Eynsford in the English county of Kent. It has been inhabited by members of the Hart Dyke family for twenty generations.-History:...
, Roman villa
Lullingstone Roman villa
Lullingstone Roman Villa is a villa built during the Roman occupation of Britain, situated near the village of Eynsford in Kent, south eastern England....
and its public golf course.
Pre-Roman
It is believed that an Iron Age hill fort is sited on the hill above the castle, although this is unconfirmed.Roman Occupation
Lullingstone Roman villaLullingstone Roman villa
Lullingstone Roman Villa is a villa built during the Roman occupation of Britain, situated near the village of Eynsford in Kent, south eastern England....
was discovered in 1939, and is believed to have been built around 100 AD. It contains some of the finest excavated remains of a Roman
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...
villa
Villa
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
in Britain, including a Romano-Christian chapel, displaying some of the earliest evidence of Christianity in Britain.
20th century
Nearby is the site of a decoy airfield for the nearby Biggin Hill airfield. Known as a Q-site, this was intended to entice bombers to misinterpret it as Biggin Hill.In 1937 a plan was announced to create an airport the size of Heathrow in Lullingstone. The area of land had been reserved and construction of a railway station to serve the site began. The proposal was abandoned at the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
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External links
- http://www.uk-golfguide.com/england/26059_reports.html?
- http://www.kentattractions.co.uk/Lullingstone%20Park.htm
- http://www.lullingstonecastle.co.uk/
- http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/VisRec/L/LUL/Gallery.htm