Woodcroft Castle

Woodcroft Castle is a moated medieval castle in the parish of Etton, Cambridgeshire, England.

Woodcroft Castle
Cambridgeshire, England
Woodcroft Castle
Woodcroft Castle
Coordinates52.6263°N 0.3172°W / 52.6263; -0.3172
Grid referencegrid reference TF140045
TypeEdwardian castle
Site information
Open to
the public		No
Site history
MaterialsStone
EventsThe English Civil War

History

Woodcroft Castle was built at the end of the 13th century near the city of Peterborough in the Soke of Peterborough (now in Cambridgeshire).[1] The medieval portions of the castle today include the front range, the circular tower, and the gatehouse.[2] There is debate as to whether the castle originally followed a normal Edwardian quadrilateral design, of which most has since been lost, or if it was simply never fully completed.[3] Early Tudor additions (late 1400s) retained these medieval elements into the current design.[4]

Woodcroft Castle was held by the Royalists during the English Civil War and was successfully besieged and taken by Parliamentary forces in 1648.[5] Dr Michael Hudson, commander of the Royalist garrison, was killed 6 June 1648 at the end of the siege.

The castle is a Grade II* listed building[6] and the 18th-century barn and stable range is Grade II. Today, the castle is a private dwelling.

See also
From Memorials of Old Northamptonshire (1903)

References
  1. Pettifer, p.168.
  2. Pettifer, p.168.
  3. Pettifer, p.168; Woodcroft Castle, The Gatehouse, accessed 21 April 2011.
  4. Pettifer, p.168.
  5. Pettifer, p.168.
  6. Historic England, "Woodcroft Castle (1126782)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 January 2018

Bibliography
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