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Clarendon Palace is a royal residence situated near Salisbury in Wiltshire, developed from the twelfth century onwards as a hunting lodge and administrative centre for the English monarchy. The palace achieved particular prominence during the reign of Henry II, who made extensive use of the site and undertook substantial building works there in the mid-twelfth century. The surviving archaeological remains include foundations and fragmentary stonework that testify to the palace's former grandeur, though the structures were largely dismantled following the English Civil War. The site represents an important example of medieval royal domestic architecture and served as a significant seat of government during the medieval period, declining in use after the seventeenth century.
Clarendon Palace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002996. View the official record →
Clarendon Palace is a royal residence situated near Salisbury in Wiltshire, developed from the twelfth century onwards as a hunting lodge and administrative centre for the English monarchy. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002996.
Clarendon Palace 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 1002996.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Odstock Copse earthwork (6.5 km), Clearbury Ring (6.6 km), Clearbury Down round barrow (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Clarendon Palace's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Clarendon Palace stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.