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Bishop's Palace gate

England
List entry 1004029
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004029
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TG 23498 09055
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bishop's Palace Gate is a scheduled ancient monument in Norfolk, England, constituting a substantial surviving gateway structure associated with the medieval episcopal residence at Norwich. The gate dates from the medieval period and represents an important element of the fortified precinct that served the Bishop of Norwich. As a defensive and ceremonial structure, it demonstrates the architectural pretensions and practical security concerns of the medieval Church in East Anglia. The monument preserves evidence of Norfolk's significant ecclesiastical heritage during the medieval period, when the bishopric exercised considerable temporal and spiritual authority in the region.

Bishop's Palace gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004029. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bishop's Palace gate?

Bishop's Palace Gate is a scheduled ancient monument in Norfolk, England, constituting a substantial surviving gateway structure associated with the medieval episcopal residence at Norwich.

Who is responsible for protecting Bishop's Palace gate?

Bishop's Palace gate 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 1004029.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bishop's Palace gate?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Woodhenge', Arminghall (3.1 km), Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm (3.7 km), Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm (4.4 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

'Woodhenge', Arminghall
3.1 km
Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm
3.7 km
Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm
4.4 km
Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
4.4 km
Remains of medieval settlement 380m south of Park Farm
4.7 km
Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
4.8 km
Multi phased site dating from the Neolithic to the Anglo-Saxon period east of Harford Farm
4.9 km
Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
5.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bishop's Palace gate

Bishop's Palace gate stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bishop's Palace gate

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~3.5 miles
Domesday entry for Norwich, Norfolk →
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