Southwell Bishops Palace

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

Medieval bishop's palace, built in 1360, in ruins during the Civil War, present building which integrates the old ruins was built in 1906, all that remains of original building is external walling, which now surrounds C20 garden. The building is well-known for its latrine with radial seats in corner tower.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK70155374

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 322429

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p96
Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p137, 138, 188
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p225
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1853, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol2 p237

Journal Articles

Faulkner, P.A., 1970, 'Some medieval archiepiscopal palaces' Archaeological Journal Vol127 p130-46
Gill, H., 1906, 'The Palace, Southwell' Transactions of the Thorotn Society Vol10 p73-5

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

William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/lincseng.html#nots5]
Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p351

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