Bodiam Castle is situated beside the River Rother in East Sussex. A veteran of King Edward III's wars built the castle in the late 14th century with France, originally as a coastal defence.

... Bodiam Castle is situated beside the River Rother in East Sussex. A veteran of King Edward III's wars built the castle in the late 14th century with France, originally as a coastal defence. From the guide book I purchased at the official Bodiam Castle shop I read that in 1385, Sir Edward Dalyngrygge was given permission to fortify his house against invasion from France, but then decided to build a new stone castle a short distance away from the house. What can be seen today is a relatively small, picturesque building that symbolises the movement from traditional medieval castle to comfortable manor house. With an almost square construction, Bodiam Castle has a notable symmetry and is surrounded by a wide moat. The moat was created from an artificial lake, which, in turn, originated from allowing the river to flow into a rectangular area of marshy land. At each corner of the

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