Sutton Valence houses [18]
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Sutton Valence houses [18]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Sep 2021
The imposing Valence House in Broad Street was built in 1596 with later additions. Timbers framed with rendered infill under a tile roof. Now divided into apartments. There is an image of the rear of the building at Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1060903 Sutton Valence is a village 5¼ miles southeast of Maidstone and about 13 miles northwest of Ashford. The area was settled in the Iron Age and a Roman road passes through. Known as Sutton until the manor became the property of William de Valence, The village is home to a castle, now ruinous, built in the late 12th century and one of the oldest schools in England, founded in 1576 as a Free Grammar School.
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Image Location
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51.213278
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0.595822