Lullingstone
| Lullingstone | |
| OS grid reference | TQ528644 |
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| District | Sevenoaks |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dartford |
| Postcode district | DA4 |
| Dialling code | 01322 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Lullingstone is a village in the county of Kent, England. It is best known for its castle, Roman villa and its public golf course.
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[edit] History
[edit] Pre-Roman
It is believed that an Iron Age hill fort is sited on the hill above the castle, although this is unconfirmed.
[edit] Roman Occupation
Lullingstone Roman villa 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.
[edit] 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.[1]
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.[2]
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] References
- ^ The Lullinstone Decoy | Kent Life
- ^ Lullingstone station kentrail.co.uk
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lullingstone |
- 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
Coordinates: 51°21′29″N 0°11′35″E / 51.35813°N 0.19318°E
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