Haddenham Manor of the bishop of Ely

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Lyndonbury, Lyndonby

In the civil parish of Haddenham. In the historic county of Cambridgeshire (Modern Authority of Cambridgeshire, 1974 county of Cambridgeshire).

Emery states there was a residence of the bishop of Ely at Haddenham, referencing the VCH. Haddenham manor was held by the bishops from the early C12 and was one of their large sources of money but the manor house described in the VCH is a small place and does not seem to been a residential palace.
There were several manors in Haddenham and the location of the bishops manor is uncertain. It was not Hinton Hall, The Victorian rectory is said to have been built on the site of a manor house and this may be the location, although the Linden place name on the south side of the village may suggest the manor, which was usually called Lyndonbury, was in this area.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL46387569

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 372075
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record. In particular 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website, or elsewhere.

• Books
  • Pugh, R.B. (ed), 2002, VCH Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Vol4 p143 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=21906
    Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p154
    
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales [available via http://ethos.bl.uk ]