Halling Bishops Palace

In the civil parish of Halling.
In the historic county of Kent (Modern Authority of Kent, 1974 county of Kent).

The remains of the palace of the Bishops of Rochester at Halling. The palace was built in 1077, and was rebuilt or substantially altered in 1184, and again between 1320 and 1330. During the C18 the hall was converted into a dwelling house. Remains consist of walls to east of Church. Probably C13, but Bishop Hamo de Hethe repaired and enlarged the palace between 1322 and 1337. Flint and ragstone with some sand- stone dressings. 50ft along east side of churchyard with return wall at north end. Three lancets with cusped heads to east with segmental rere-arches.

This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.

This site is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 172888)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ70546390

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Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 416494

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p321 [mention]
Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p182
Newman, John, 1980, The Buildings of England: West Kent and the Weald p314

Journal Articles

Pearman, A.I., Tait, G.H. and Thompson, H.P., 1918, 'Residences of the bishops of Rochester' Archaeologia Cantiana Vol33 p131-54

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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