The Manor House at Burrough Green

The Hall, Burrough Green

History of the Hall

Listed Building

Original building c.1575, much altered, and partly demolished with later C19 additions.

According to W M Palmer, the Slingsby family were the last people of note to live at Burrough Green. The manor house was at one point the seventh largest in the country; in 1664 it had 28 fireplaces. William Cole visited the house in 1750 and described it as sombre, surrounded by yew and pine trees.

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15 March 1940

Sacrifice for Finland. There can be few people (writes Watchman) who have made a greater sacrifice in this country for Finland’s cause than Mr. R, E. Way, M.A., of Brinkley. Mr. Way has three farms at Burrough Green, Cambridgeshire, and keeps a number of thoroughbred mares at his Hall Stud there, and only recently he purchased a stallion named The Hour. Mr. Way was a familiar figure in the hunting field with the Newmarket and Thurlow Hounds, and his love for horses of all kinds is only equalled by his love for dogs; his large Irish wolfhound was usually to be seen with him when he was walking or riding round his land. Three years ago Mr Way started the Burgh herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle, which this year won several prizes at the agricultural shows. Keenly interested in all matters concerning the countryside, Mr Way was a member of the Newmarket Rural District Council and of various societies. Yet he willingly left all at a few hours’ notice to go and join the British contingent of the International Volunteer Force which he regarded as a crusade. Previously he had been rejected for the British Army. Mr Way’s employees have been watching the recent moves in the Finnish-Russian war with special interest and they are all hoping that the conclusion of hostilities will result in Mr Way’s early return — Mike Petty, Burrough Green Scrapbook 1897 to 1990.