Wheathampstead
Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)
There are no visible remains
| Name | Wheathampstead |
| Alternative Names | Castle Meadows; Creswell Farm |
| Historic Country | Hertfordshire |
| Modern Authority | Hertfordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Civil Parish | Wheathampstead |
Vanished possible castle. Renn writes "The castle of John de Leycestre (fl. 1278-90) is said to to be 1 1/2 miles along the Luton Road." PastScape record reads "Castle Meadows at Creswell Farm is the alleged site site of a castle."
The farm is Causewell Farm on maps from 1676 'Castle' is a modern corruption. On the south side of the Lea River, the field on the 1840 Wheathampstead tithe map is named 'Castle Meadow'. This was related by to John de Leycester, 13C rector of Wheathampstead, 'Leycester' being interpreted as 'Lea Castle'. The supposed site was a small gravel knoll rising above the valley floor, forming a fordable river crossing. Trenches across the knoll in 1993 exposed 400 square metres of the knoll and showed it to consist of natural gravel throughout, with no trace of any earthworks or medieval occupation. (Herts HER)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | TL157147 |
| Latitude | 51.8189582824707 |
| Longitude | -0.322800010442734 |
| Eastings | 515700 |
| Northings | 214700 |
