House & Family History: Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, visited Collyweston with her father in 1503 enroute to meet her new husband, James IV of Scotland. Later, Edward VI granted Collyweston to his half-sister, Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I). Probably most famous today as the home of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, the palace was demolished in the 17th century and its location soon forgotten. In 2023, after a five-year search, a group of amateur historians and archeologists discovered the site of the palace. Located in the garden of a private house, the buried remains of Collyweston were found using ground-penetrating radar and geophysical surveys.

House Listed: Demolished

Park Listed: Destroyed

Past Seat / Home of: Sir William Porter, 1415-36. Ralph, Lord Cromwell, 1436-55. Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and 6th Earl of Salisbury, 1459-? George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, until 1478. Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, 1486-1509. Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No