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Woodcroft Castle

Woodcroft Castle
Cambridgeshire, England
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Woodcroft Castle
Woodcroft Castle is located in Cambridgeshire
Woodcroft Castle
Woodcroft Castle
Coordinates 52°37′35″N 0°19′02″W / 52.6263°N 0.3172°W / 52.6263; -0.3172Coordinates: 52°37′35″N 0°19′02″W / 52.6263°N 0.3172°W / 52.6263; -0.3172
Grid reference grid reference TF140045
Type Edwardian castle
Site information
Open to
the public
No
Site history
Materials Stone
Events The English Civil War

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

Woodcroft Castle was built at the end of the 13th century near the town of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. The medieval portions of the castle today include the front range, the circular tower, and the gatehouse. 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. Early Tudor additions retained these medieval elements into the current design. Woodcroft Castle was held by the Royalists during the English Civil War and was successfully besieged and taken by Parliamentary forces in 1648. Today, the castle is a private Grade II* listed building.


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