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Bishop's palace at Halling

England
List entry 1011772
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011772
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 70544 63902
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bishop's Palace at Halling is a medieval episcopal residence located in the parish of Halling in Kent. The site represents an important example of a bishop's administrative and domestic centre, reflecting the substantial landholdings and authority of the medieval Church in the region. The palace dates primarily to the medieval period, when it served as a residence and seat of ecclesiastical power. The surviving structural remains and archaeological evidence indicate its significance as a centre of episcopal governance during the Middle Ages.

Bishop's palace at Halling is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011772. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bishop's palace at Halling?

Bishop's Palace at Halling is a medieval episcopal residence located in the parish of Halling in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011772.

Who is responsible for protecting Bishop's palace at Halling?

Bishop's palace at Halling 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 1011772.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bishop's palace at Halling?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aylesford Bridge (5.5 km), St Mary's Abbey: a Benedictine abbey north and east of Water Lane (6.7 km), Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James (6.9 km).

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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
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Civil War
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Aylesford Bridge
5.5 km
St Mary's Abbey: a Benedictine abbey north and east of Water Lane
6.7 km
Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James
6.9 km
Tower keep castle at West Malling
7.4 km
Cistercian Abbey at Boxley
7.6 km
The Quintain on the Green
8.2 km
World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun tower, Pickett-Hamilton fort and pillbox: part of the airfield defences of RAF West Malling fighter station
8.6 km
Chapel of St Blaise
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bishop's palace at Halling

Bishop's palace at Halling stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bishop's palace at Halling

RochesterRoman town · ~3.7 miles
Domesday entry for Halling and Halling, Kent →
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