Aldreth Causeway
Early-attested site in the Parish of Haddenham
Historical Forms
- calceta de Alreheda 1178 ChronRams 17th
- la chaucee de Alderhethe 1339 Rams
- Elderyth cawse 1540 MinAcct
Etymology
Aldreth Causeway is calceta de Alreheda 1178 (17th) ChronRams, la chaucee de Alderhethe 1339 Rams, Elderyth cawse 1540MinAcct , via Etheldredse quæ vulgo vocatur S. Audreyes causeye CHuAS i, 8, 51. The building of the causeway is traditionally assigned to William the Conqueror (but cf. H. C. Darby, Medieval Fenland 110), and for centuries it was the chief entrance from the Cambridge district. When the name had developed to Audrey it was quite naturally associated with St Audrey or St Etheldreda , the foundress of the monastery at Ely.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- The Washes
- The Adventurers
- Adventurers' Head Drain
- Little Adventurers' Drain
- Adventurers' Head Drove
- Aldreth Field
- Bedlam Fm
- Berry Fen Fm
- The Boot
- The Brinks
- Butlers Drove
- Church Fen
- Ewell Fen
- Small Fen
- College Fm
- Dam Bank Drove
- Flat Bridge Fm
- Foulmire Drove
- Haddenham Pastures
- Red Ho
- Frog's Hall
- Gall Fen
- The Gulls
- Haddenham End Field
- Haddenham Engine Drain
- The Hermitage
- High Bridge Fm
- Hill Row Causeway
- Hill Row Doles
- Hill Row Field
- Hoghill Drove
- Holme Fm, Holme Fen
- Lakes Drove
- Linden End Field
- Lockspit Hall
- Long Drove
- Maddingley Fm
- Milkinghill Bridge
- North Fen
- Pingle Ho
- Shepherd's Ho