Ely Porta
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ely College
Historical Forms
- porta monachorum c.1300 ElyCh
- novas portas 1397 Bentham
- portas magnas 1404 Ct
- Ely Porta 1509 Wren
- Elyeporte 1566 Ct
- Walpols Gate House c.1840 TA
- Stonegate 1438 Plea
Etymology
Ely Porta (6″) is porta monachorum c. 1300ElyCh , novas portas 1397 Bentham, portas magnas 1404Ct , Ely Porta 1509Wren , Elyeporte 1566Ct , Walpols Gate House c. 1840TA . The first reference must be to an earlier gate, for the present great Gate of the Monastery was begun by Prior Bucton (1366–97) and completed by his successor, William Walpole . Here were held the manor courts of the Prior and of the Abbey (Bentham i, 222, ii, 50). Also known as Stonegate (1438Plea ).