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Leeds Castle

British  

noun

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

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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

Peter Bonta, from Leeds Castle, says "such is the universal appeal of man and his best friend that this collection continues to be a steadfast attraction".

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2018

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

Lord Fairfax was born in Leeds Castle, England, in 1693.

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Haynie, Miriam