Scrooby Palace

In the civil parish of Scrooby.
In the historic county of Nottinghamshire (Modern Authority of Nottinghamshire, 1974 county of Nottinghamshire).

C15 double courted palace of the Archbishop of York was moated and had a brick gatehouse, but buildings were otherwise timber framed. A fragment of the gatehouse remains.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK65369086

PastScape number; 320902

Web site links

http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/tts/tts1905/scrooby1905/scrooby1.htm

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p180
Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p188
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p225

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p352
Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1910, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Bell and Sons; London) Vol1 p34

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Scrooby Palace

C15 double courted palace of the Archbishop of York was moated and had a brick gatehouse, but buildings were otherwise timber framed. A fragment of the gatehouse remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK65369086

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