Flitwick Castle
Motte-and-bailey castle in Central Bedfordshire, UK
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Flitwick Castle was an 11th-century castle located in the town of Flitwick, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It now exists only as ruins, reduced to little but an earth mound.
| Flitwick Castle | |
|---|---|
| Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England | |
Flitwick Castle earthworks, 2007 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Condition | Earthworks |
| Location | |
  Flitwick Castle Shown within Bedfordshire | |
| Coordinates | 51.99752°N 0.50490°W |
| Grid reference | grid reference TL02723428 |
It was a small, timber Motte-and-bailey castle, surrounded by a moat. The castle was mentioned in the Domesday Book, in 1086, as being under the ownership of William Lovet, a Norman. Lovet had displaced Alwin, who had been the Saxon owner of Flitwick prior to the Norman Conquest.[1]
The earthwork remains of the castle are on what is now a public green space known as Temple Field or Mount Hill. The ditches have been filled in and the mound is now about 7 m (20 ft) high.[2] The name Temple Field takes its name from the nearby church.[1] The site is a Scheduled Monument.
