On
the hill are the remains of a Roman
camp, probably the site of the Roman
town of Arquis. The field which comprises
the Roman camp is called the Countess
Close, from the Countess Lucy, wife
of Ivo Tailbois, who in the time of
William the Conqueror was Lord of
Holland: the whole manor of Alkborough
belonged to the Countess Lucy: in
the time of the Norman Conquest, or
very soon after, a small monastic
establishment existed in Alkborough
as a cell or offshoot of the monastery
of Spalding, it was inhabited by three
monks and a secular chaplain, with
a prior over them; this cell ceased
to exist in 1220, but the farm house
belonging to Magdalen College, Cambridge,
stands on the site: the maze, known
as "Julian Bower", was undoubtedly
made by the monks while the cell existed.
.... [Entry
From Kelly's Trade Directory for 1900]
WALCOT
is a hamlet half a mile south. Walcot
Hall, the seat of James Goulton-Constable
esq. JP, FSA is a pleasant mansion,
with beautiful grounds, described in
a survey made in 1649 as " built
of stone and brick and containing one
hall, one kitchen, two parlours, six
chambers"; but of the age of this
there is no record; additions were made
in 1700 on the south-west side, and
on the south-east in 1800 and in the
latter year all the grounds and gardens
round the hall were laid out and planted.
..... [Entry
From Kelly's Trade Directory for 1900]
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