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A long barn with a dilapidated, partially missing thatched roof stands behind a leafy tree with a person walking in front.

Great Barn, Merton Manor Fram, demolished in early 1970s

Merton Manor Farm, 23 Station Road, Gamlingay

History of Merton Manor Farm

Listed Building

Farmhouse. Early-mid C16, late C16 and small additions to east wing, C19. … On a moated site. Originally the bailiffs house of the manor of Merton, but from 1362 it was leased. In 1491 it was leased to Thomas Byrd for twenty years, and in 1522 to Richard Clarke of Potton, who may have built much of the present house.

Dovecote. Late C17. (Historic England)


1911 Merton Farm Cottage

Alfred Bolton, 50, horseman on farm, b Harlton

Julia, 47, laundress, b Grantchester

George, 24, jobbing gardener, b Grantchester

Edwin, 22, gardener, b Grantchester

Walter, 15, gardener, b Grantchester

By the time of WWI the family were living at The Fields, Bridle Way.


An 1886 Ordnance Survey map fragment showing the layout of buildings and fields around Merton Manor Farm in Gamlingay.

Merton Manor Farm, Gamlingay OS 1886

Manor Farm was given to Merton College in 1599 by the Friends of John Gill.

The Great Barn was 160 feet long with 5 large aisled bays inside.

Black and white interior view of a timber-framed barn with exposed wooden rafters, support beams, and partially open roof.

Great Barn, Merton Manor Fram, demolished in early 1970s

A horse-drawn cart moves past timber-clad barns with steeply pitched roofs while a person stands on the road nearby.

Merton Manor farm barns, 1923

A black-and-white view of a two-storey timber-framed manor house with steep gables, tiled roofs, and small window panes.

Manor Farm, Station Road

A square brick dovecote with a tiled roof featuring two large triangular gables set against trees in a grassy field.

Dove cote, Manor Farm, built 17th cent. It was able to house 1000 pairs of pigeons.

A two-story white house with gabled roofs, multiple chimneys, and a picket fence enclosing a small front yard area.

Merton Manor farm, Gamlingay late 16th or early 17th cent. (RCHM)

Interior of a timber-framed barn with exposed roof trusses, hay storage, and low wooden partitions in the foreground.

Merton Manor, Gamlingay, barn c.1660 (RCHM)

Building dates

  • Built 1500–1570
Source for this date
  • Built 1500–1570: Listed building: Early-mid C16

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