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Bolebroke Castle is a 15th-century hunting lodge located north of the village of Hartfield, East Sussex, England. It is a grade II* listed building.^[1]

Built around 1480, it is said to be the earliest brick-built building in Sussex.^{[by whom?]} Henry VIII is said to have stayed at Bolebroke when he went hunting for wild boar and deer in nearby Ashdown Forest. It lies only 5 miles (8.0 km) from Hever Castle and was the base from which King Henry conducted his courtship of Anne Boleyn.^[2]

The house was used as a location in the 2008 film The Other Boleyn Girl. ^[2]

The Bolebroke Castle Miniature Railway was located within the castle grounds.

51°7′12.61″N 0°6′21.95″E / 51.1201694°N 0.1060972°E / 51.1201694; 0.1060972

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^ Historic England. "BOLEBROKE CASTLE (1028285)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "The Tudor Trail". Retrieved 16 November 2014.

[1] Historic England. "BOLEBROKE CASTLE (1028285)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

[TT-2] "The Tudor Trail". Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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-'''Bolebroke Castle''' is a 15th-century hunting lodge in [[England]]. Built around 1480, it is said to be the earliest brick-built building in [[Sussex]].{{By whom|date=June 2011}} It is located north of the village of [[Hartfield]], [[East Sussex]]. [[Henry VIII]] is said to have stayed at Bolebroke when he went hunting for wild boar and deer in nearby [[Ashdown Forest]]. It lies {{convert|5|mi|km}} from [[Hever Castle]], and was the base from which King Henry conducted his courtship of [[Anne Boleyn]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
+'''Bolebroke Castle''' is a 15th-century hunting lodge located north of the village of [[Hartfield]], [[East Sussex]], England. It is a grade II* listed building.<ref> {{NHLE|num=1028285|desc= BOLEBROKE CASTLE|accessdate=16 November 2014}} </ref>
+Built around 1480, it is said to be the earliest brick-built building in [[Sussex]].{{By whom|date=June 2011}} [[Henry VIII]] is said to have stayed at Bolebroke when he went hunting for wild boar and deer in nearby [[Ashdown Forest]]. It lies only {{convert|5|mi|km}} from [[Hever Castle]] and was the base from which King Henry conducted his courtship of [[Anne Boleyn]].<ref name=TT> {{cite web|url=http://onthetudortrail.com/Blog/anne-boleyn-places/castles/bolebroke-castle-hartfield-east-sussex/|title=The Tudor Trail|accessdate=16 November 2014}} </ref>
+The house was used as a location in the 2008 film [[The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film)|''The Other Boleyn Girl'']]. <ref name = TT/>
 The [[Bolebroke Castle Miniature Railway]] was located within the castle grounds.