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| CHER Number: | MCB17093 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Monastic Grange and Hermitage at Higney, Wood Walton |
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Summary
Ramsey Abbey was granted a manor and grange in Wood Walton in 1134. The exact location is unknown.
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Parish: | Wood Walton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire |
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Monument Type(s):
- GRANGE (12th century to 16th century - 1101 AD to 1600 AD)
- HERMITAGE (RELIGIOUS) (12th century to 16th century - 1101 AD to 1600 AD)
Full description
1. In 1134, Audrey de Scellea gave her manor at Wood Walton, and an island called Higney, to Ramsey Abbey. Her sons seized it back during the civil war between Stephen and Matilda, but it was retrieved shortly afterwards. It has been assumed that the grange was located at the same site as the present Higney Grange (prefref 05374), but this is not certain and no trace of any medieval buildings survive. English Heritage believe that the SAM Moated Site (prefref 01029) may be the grange.
<1> Haigh, D., 1988, The Religious Houses of Cambridgeshire, p.73 (Bibliographic reference). SCB6219.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Haigh, D.. 1988. The Religious Houses of Cambridgeshire. p.73. |
Related records
| 02781 | Related to: Medieval abbey, Ramsey Abbey (Monument) |
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