Castles in the County of Surrey
Name Type Confidence Remains Photos
Abinger Motte   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Addington Castle Hill   Fortified Manor House Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Ash Manor   Palace Fortified Manor House  Certain  Earthworks   
Banstead Dower House   Palace  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks    
Battersea Manor of Bishop of Durham   Palace Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Beddington Place   Palace  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Betchworth Castle   Fortified Manor House Timber Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Black Hawes Castle, Westcott   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Uncertain   
Bletchingley Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry footings   
Broomhall Copse   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Byfleet Manor House   Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
Camberley mound   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Chessington Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Chobham Park   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Crodonio   Fortified Manor House  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Croydon Archbishops Palace   Palace  Possible  Major  Images Available
Dorking   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
East Horsley manor of Bishop of Exeter   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Enton's Coppice   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   
Farnham Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Farnham Town Defences   Urban Defence  Certain  Nothing visible   
Godstone Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Goseford Castle   Uncertain  Possible  Uncertain   
Guildford Blackfriars   Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
Guildford Castle and Palace   Timber Castle Masonry Castle Palace  Certain  Major  Images Available
Guildford Town Defences   Urban Defence  Certain  Nothing visible   
Hambledon; The Tolt   Timber Castle  Rejected  Uncertain   
Kennington Palace   Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
Kingston Upon Thames Bishops Palace   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Kingston Upon Thames Castle   Masonry Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Lagham Manor   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Earthworks   
Lambeth Palace   Tower House Palace  Certain  Major   
Le Castell   Uncertain  Questionable  Nothing visible   
London Inn of the Bishop of Rochester, Lambeth   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
London Inn of the Bishop of Rochester, Southwark   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Mortlake Palace   Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
Mound at Priory Park, Reigate   Timber Castle  Rejected  Cropmarks/slight earthworks    
Nonsuch Palace   Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
Oatlands Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Ockley   Timber Castle  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Oxted Barrow Green   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Pachenesham Magna, Leatherhead   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Preston Hawe   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Reigate Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Richmond Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Rotherhithe Palace   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Southwark Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Staines Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Starborough Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry footings   
Suffolk Place   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Thunderfield Castle, Horley   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Tollsworth Farm   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Walton on the Hill; Leatherhead   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Waynefletes Tower, Esher   Palace Masonry Castle  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
West Horsley Place   Palace  Questionable  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Winchester Palace   Palace  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Woking Palace   Palace  Certain  Major  Images Available

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