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Leeds Castle

British  

noun

  1. a castle near Maidstone in Kent: the home of several medieval queens of England

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The A20 single carriageway road outside The Park Gate Inn remains closed for about half a mile heading towards the Leeds Castle roundabout.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Their presence reaffirmed an earlier instruction: that she was forbidden from jumping on the queen’s bed, something she’d done previously during a visit to Leeds Castle.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2021

In 1977, Gertrude Hunt donated a collection of more than 60 dog collars to the Leeds Castle Foundation in memory of her husband, John Hunt, an antiques dealer and scholar of Irish history.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2018

The evening celebration will take place at Leeds Castle in Maidstone.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2012

He was an enthusiastic Royalist, was knighted by Charles I. and, in 1671, was imprisoned in Leeds Castle, Kent.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)

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