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Sculcoates

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Sculcotes

In the civil parish of Kingston upon Hull.
In the historic county of Yorkshire East Riding (Modern Authority of Kingston upon Hull; City of, 1974 county of Humberside).

Licence to crenellate granted to John Grey of Rotherfield in 1346 and repeated in 1348. Not in PastScape, no obvious site for manor house on 1st edition OS map, now a built up part of the city of Kingston upon Hull. Map reference given is for site of parish church, which I presume this presumably fortified manor was close to.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1346 Dec 10.

A Confirmation licence to crenellate was granted in 1348 Feb 22.


The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TA097307

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

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