Podington Motte

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Puddington Manor Farm

In the civil parish of Podington.
In the historic county of Bedfordshire (Modern Authority of Bedfordshire, 1974 county of Bedfordshire).

Extensive earthwork remains of a Motte and triple bailey castle , now in part mutilated. Grassed over building foundations were noted on top of the mound during field investigation in 1972. There has been slight soil robbery on the west face and the bailey defences though now slight, show evidence of having been more robust.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP943629

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; 347151

• Web site links
  • ttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42387
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p15
    Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p4 [slight]
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p6
    Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1968, Bedfordshire and the County of Huntingdon and Peterborough p135
    Wadmore, Beauchamp, 1920, The Earthworks of Bedfordshire (Bedford) p165-7
    Page, Wm (ed), 1912, 'Parishes: Podington and Hinwick' VCH Bedford Vol3 p83
    Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
• Journal Articles
  • Baker, D., 1982, 'Mottes, Moats and ringworks in Bedfordshire: Beauchamp Wadmore revisited' Château Gaillard Vol9-10 p35-54 [plan]
    Clark, 1880, The Builder Vol38 p250