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Huntingfield Manor, Litlington
History of Huntingfield Manor
The manor of Huntingfield was given by William the Conqueror to Odo, his goldsmith. It is now (1923) a farm house surrounded by a moat.
Sir William Picot may have been born in 1179 at Huntingfield Manor. Likewise his father Aubrey Picot, b c.1140.
At the far end of the meadow there are extensive Roman remains underground.
In 2009 there was a Time Team excavation on the site:
https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/litlington
2009 Site map of Time Team dig in Litlington (extract)
The map above shows the area to the south known as Heaven’s walls. Traditionally the spot was haunted and children were afraid to go there after dark. In 1821 workmen came across a massive wall of flint and Roman brick. It was then discovered to be a Roman burial site containing urns full of ashes as well as skeletons one of which had a coin between his teeth.
Romano-British pot found at Litlington (C.Fox 1923)
Cyril Fox (1923) ‘The Archaeology of the Cambridge Region’ describes the site as a house of some pretensions and had at least one mosaic pavement. It was estimated to have had 30 rooms and a bath.
http://www.unofficialtonyrobinsonwebsite.co.uk/pages/tt_2k10/litlington.html
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