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Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church

England
List entry 1018654
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018654
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.65 hectares
Grid reference
SP 35708 09262
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bishop of Winchester's Palace is a medieval ecclesiastical residence located in Oxfordshire. The site represents the physical infrastructure of episcopal authority, as the Bishops of Winchester held significant landholdings and administrative responsibilities across southern England during the medieval period. The palace ruins and associated earthworks testify to the substantial investment made in this property, reflecting both the wealth and importance of the Winchester bishopric in the medieval ecclesiastical hierarchy. Such episcopal residences typically served as administrative centres and comfortable residences for the bishop and his retinue during visitations to their estates.

Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018654. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church?

Bishop of Winchester's Palace is a medieval ecclesiastical residence located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018654.

Who is responsible for protecting Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church?

Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018654.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rectangular enclosures 1100yds (1010m) NW of Mount Owen Farm (5.6 km), Great kitchen of manor house (6.9 km), The Devil's Quoits (7 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Rectangular enclosures 1100yds (1010m) NW of Mount Owen Farm
5.6 km
Great kitchen of manor house
6.9 km
The Devil's Quoits
7 km
Complex of rectangular enclosures, ring ditches and tracks
7.2 km
Round barrow cemetery 290m east of Old Shifford Farm
7.6 km
Prehistoric and later settlements near Northmoor
8.2 km
Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm
8.6 km
New Bridge
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church

Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church

AlchesterRoman town · ~15 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~16.5 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~21 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~16 milesBattle of Cropredy Bridge 1644Battle (1644) · ~24.4 milesBattle of Edgehill 1642Battle (1642) · ~24.7 miles
Domesday entry for Witney, Oxfordshire →
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