Spaldwick Bury Close

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

The irregular enclosure, known as Bury Close, was probably the site of the Bishop of Lincoln's manor house or grange, but there has not been a house here for many years. Within the enclosure, at the north-west corner, is a roughly circular mound, 28m in diameter and about 1.0m high, with a shallow trench round it. This is possibly the site of a windmill, mentioned in 1609. The Manor of Spaldwick is first mentioned in C10 when it was granted to Ely Abbey. In 1109 the manor was given to the Bishop of Lincoln who held it until 1543. The bishop also had a deer park at Spaldwick

This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL127728

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

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