NHER 22991 (Monument record) - Site of medieval manor house

(S1), describing the capital or King's manor, says "the Site of the manor is a messuage called LEECHES or BAYWOOD, much delapidated, a brewhouse stable and long barn of four bayes etc the old site is builded with divers cottages holden by copy of court roll by divers tenants, the which site, with certain other demean lands, as the faldcourse warren and wood." (he gives reference to document with Peter le Neve in 1725).

(S2) states there are "mentions" of the King's House at Cawston which he took to be only a hunting lodge; he also refers to Queen Elizabeth's warren lodge "probably Leeches Manor". He mentions a very old beam in the Woodrow Inn (TG 152 241) and suggests that may be on or near the site, but the Inn was Listed in 1984 as 18th century (see below). However this area is just south of Cawston Park (see 20550).

Letter from [1] to D. Edwards (NAU) 11 October 1986 refers to "references to the King's Castle at Cawston" without further details. Probably all these refer to the royal manor.
E. Rose (NAU) 21 October 1986.

No name on tithe award resembling these.
E. Rose (NAU) 2 February 1987.

In fact the Woodrow Inn is early 16th century (see 24191) but the beam is integral and not reused. Cawston College at TG 1635 2460 is marked as Manor House on 6" OS but the age of the name is not known.
E.Rose (NAU) 30 November 1987.