Astwood Court and Moat
Introduction
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Astwood Court and Moat
Image: © Penny Mayes Taken: 7 May 2005
Astwood Court is a moated house and the last seat of the Culpepers in England prior to the emigration of certain family members to America in the 1600's. Virtually all American Culpep(p)ers can trace their ancestry back to John Culpeper of Astwood in Feckenham (1565-1635). Other Culpeper properties on Geograph Image (the nearby church has a Culpeper chapel) & Image, both in Kent.
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Image Location
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Latitude
52.260388
Longitude
-1.956001