Wimpole

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

King writes Low mound, was millstead, possibly originally a motte. PastScape record is 'Windmill mound surviving as earthwork within Wimpole Park. A post-mill is shown at this location on a map of 1638 but subsequently fell into disuse. An icehouse was inserted into the mound in the late C17 or early C18, shown on a design plan for the North Park by Robert Greening, circa 1752 and again on Robert Withers' map of the Park, circa 1815. Thereafter the mound was planted with trees as a feature in the Park.'

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL33165126

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 369030