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Oct 19, 2021 · Aldreth was the frontline in the local war against the Normans. Located at the south western point of the Isle of Ely, it was on the main route from Cambridge to Ely and was a fortified inland port. Two 12th Century sources report of Hereward’s actions at Aldreth, when he set fire to the Fen and Normans in armour perished in a watery grave.
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.
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.")
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 ...
In the Fenlands of the East one pocket of resitance led by the rebel Hereward was still holding out against the Conqueror's oppressive regime and was proving to be a magnet for noblemen and the dispossessed. Attempts to gain access onto the Isle of Ely, where the rebels were based, proved disastrous for William's army.
The English Companions' Anglo-Saxon History, Culture and Language · October 10, 2021 · · October 10, 2021 ·
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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.
