Cranmer's Mound
Introduction
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Cranmer's Mound
Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 14 May 2016
OS confidently marks this as the site of a motte and bailey. The reality is less certain. Named Cranmer's Mound after Aslockton's most famous son, Thomas Cranmer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cranmer but may actually have nothing to do with him at all.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.953673
Longitude
-0.89462