Cippenham Moat
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Cippenham Moat, by Cippenham in the very south of Buckinghamshire, are the earthworks which are all that remain of a 13th Century royal palace created by King Henry III. The area where the Palace once stood is still referred to and marked on maps as Cippenham Moat.[1]
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall - brother to Henry III - had his honeymoon here, and later created a deer park. By 1575, however, Saxton's map shows the parks at Windsor (across the river in Berkshire) and at Langley, but not Cippenham.
The site was rediscovered by farmers in early Victorian times and is now a listed monument.
Location
- Location map: 51°30’32"N, -0°37’47"W