Gate House to Northborough Manor House, Northborough, Peterborough
This building was the gate house to Northborough Manor House. It was built in 1330-40 by the de-la-Mare family. It is all that is left of the once large Manor House. The manor was sold to James Claypole in 1565. His son who succeeded him was knighted and died in 1630. It was retained in the Claypole family until it was sold in 1681 to Lord Fitzwilliam. It was reputedly visited by Oliver Cromwell, whose daughter Elizabeth married John Claypole.
