Cheveley Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Chevele; The Moats

In the civil parish of Cheveley.
In the historic county of Cambridgeshire (Modern Authority of Cambridgeshire, 1974 county of Cambridgeshire).

Small rectangular enclosure castle located in Cheveley Park. The castle is thought to have been built by Sir John de Pulteney, who was granted a licence to crenellate the dwelling place of his manor in Cheveley in 1341. The resulting structure is more likely to have served as a mark of Pulteney's status than as a military stronghold, and to have provided a prestigious hunting lodge at the centre piece of a deer park.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry footings remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL67876131

PastScape number; 377410

Books

Wareham, A.F., Wright, A.P.M., 2002, 'Cheveley: Manors and estate' VCH Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Vol10 p46-9 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=18781]
Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of East Anglia (Malvern) p18
Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) [Shown on map of fortified houses of East Anglia]
Taylor, Alison, 1986, Castles of Cambridgeshire (Cambridge)
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p39
Phillips, 1948, in Salzman, L.F. (ed), VCH Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Vol2 p15-16
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p413

Journal Articles

1894, Royal Historical Society studies in history pp298-305

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Calendar of Patent Rolls (1340-43) p331

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Cheveley Castle

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL67876131

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