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Chalgrave Castle

Coordinates: 51°56′10″N 0°32′01″W / 51.9360°N 0.5337°W / 51.9360; -0.5337
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Chalgrave Castle
Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Site information
TypeCastle
ConditionNo visible remains
Location
Chalgrave Castle is located in Bedfordshire
Chalgrave Castle
Chalgrave Castle
Shown within Bedfordshire
Coordinates51°56′10″N 0°32′01″W / 51.9360°N 0.5337°W / 51.9360; -0.5337
Grid referencegrid reference TL009274

Chalgrave Castle stood to the south of the large village of Toddington, Bedfordshire.

This was a timber motte and bailey castle, constructed in two phases, built during the 11th century (around 1086). By the 13th century, it had been abandoned.

The site was excavated in 1970, but has since been completely leveled. Nothing visible remains.

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References

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  • Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
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