# Maxey Castle

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**Maxey Castle** was a medieval fortified [manor house](/source/Manor_house) castle in [Maxey](/source/Maxey,_Cambridgeshire), [Cambridgeshire](/source/Cambridgeshire), England.

## Details

Maxey Castle was built around the 1370s by William Thorpe near the village of Maxey.[1] The castle had a double moat, possibly designed as a flood defence, with a central [keep](/source/Keep) within a bailey wall with corner towers.[1] [Margaret Beaufort](/source/Margaret_Beaufort), Countess of Richmond and of Derby, and mother of King Henry VII lived here in the 15th century.

Only the partial remains of the moats survive of the castle, which have scheduled monument status.[1]

## See also

- [Castles in Great Britain and Ireland](/source/Castles_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland)
- [List of castles in England](/source/List_of_castles_in_England)

## References

1. *[Maxey Castle](http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/2989.html)*, Gatehouse website, accessed 21 May 2011.

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