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Cambridge, is on the route of the A10 at the bottom, just out of picture. 2): The video (below right) walks us through the last section of Aldreth Causeway which from Aldreth High Bridge to Aldreth is called Aldreth High Street, as it meets up with Aldreth and the higher ground, what was the southern point of the old island of Ely. 3): Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (below left) shows the ...
Aldreth may have been the site of two battles [3] [4] between Hereward the Wake (Anglo-Saxons) and William the Conqueror ().Aldreth was one of three routes, or causeways, into the Isle of Ely at that time; Stuntney Causeway 2.25 miles (3.62 km) to the south-east, the Earith Causeway 10 miles (16 km) to the west-south-west and the Aldreth Causeway 7 miles (11 km) south-west of the Isle of Ely.
Nov 29, 2020 · Then swerving north-east for a few miles to the Aldreth Causeway, across the floodplains of the Great River Ouse into Aldreth itself; the gateway to the Isle of Ely. The Normans made repeated efforts to get through these plashy fens in order to crush the last enclave of Saxon opposition, but it proved tricky, forcing them into ever more desperate methods of attack.
Sep 16, 2021 · The event starts with a commemorative 25-mile cross country hike, ‘On the Conqueror’s Trail’, from Cambridge to Ely between 6am-6pm on October 27. %image(15852828, type="article-full", alt="Rory Gibson will play the role of Hereward the Wake at a three-day event in Aldreth.")
The documentary is based upon Hereward's last stand against William the Conqueror and the Fall of Ely on 27th October 1071 when the last English resistance against the Norman Conquest was finally quashed. Film locations include Cambridge Castle Mound, Aldreth Causeway and Ely Cathedral and will include interviews with other Historians.
Aldreth has been the site of two major battles in history. They both were between Hereward the Wake and William the Conqueror . Aldreth is located on the edge of the Isle of Ely and because the isle was surrounded with water Aldreth was a good place to invade the isle from. Aldreth was also the main route into the isle.
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Aldreth Castle, also known historically as Alrehede Castle, was a wooden fortification built in the village of Aldreth, Cambridgeshire, England, around 1071. History. Aldreth Castle was built following the Norman Conquest, after William the Conqueror subdued the resistance movement of Hereward the Wake around the Isle of Ely in 1071.
