Cranford Bridge

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

NameCranford Bridge
Alternative Names
Historic CountryLondon and Middlesex
Modern AuthorityLondon Borough of Hillingdon
1974 AuthorityGreater London
Civil ParishHayes

Mound, possibly a motte, situated 80yds north-north-east of Cranford Bridge. Field investigations in 1957 found it to be circular in plan, with a diameter of 45ft, and about 8ft - 9ft high, enclosed by a ditch, which was mostly filled in. The mound had been mutilated by construction of a wartime block house and by road widening. (PastScape)

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTQ100770
Latitude51.4815406799316
Longitude-0.416159987449646
Eastings510080
Northings177040
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Books

  • Osbourne, Mike, 2012, Defending London (Stroud: The History Press) p. 28
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 50
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 269
  • RCHME, 1937, An inventory of the historical monuments in Middlesex (HMSO) p. 13 no. 6 online transcription