William d'Ecouis (sometimes referred to as William de Schoies) was an early Anglo-Norman baron, who is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, as a substantial holder of land and manors.
William d'Ecouis founded Middleton castle, a motte-and-bailey fortress thought to be constructed from timber, the remains of which is a scheduled monument listed as Middleton Mound.The Normans in Norfolk, By Sue Margeson, Fabienne Seillier and Andrew Rogerson, Pub:1994, Page 33, The motte, surrounded by a ditch, is at the west side of Station Road in Middleton, Norfolk, a village south-east from King's Lynn, on the A47 road.
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