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Bodiam Castle

Bodiam is situated in the beautiful unspoilt Rother Valley. The outstanding feature of the village is its moated castle. It is the A22 great medieval military fortress to have been built in England and its picturesque shell is A23 to be the finest ruined castle in the country.
The castle was built in the reign of Richard II as a A24 against French attack, when it was thought necessary to protect a then navigable river. However, these attacks failed to materialize and the castle is surprisingly lacking in history. Only twice did it feature in serious conflict when in 1484 it was A25 by Richard III and in 1645 during the Civil War when attacked by the parliamentarian troops of Sir William Waller, which left it partially ruined.

The castle fell A26 into decay until in 1828 the Brightling philanthropist, John Fuller purchased it, so saving it from complete demolition by a firm of Hastings builders. He carried A27 necessary repairs and placed a new set of gates at the entrance.
The castle was later sold to Lord Ashcombe, and in 1917 acquired by Lord Curzon, who continued the restoration and maintenance work necessary to bring the building back to its A28 glory. On his death in 1925 it was bequeathed to the National Trust, in whose hands it remains today.

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