Pagham manor of Archbishop of Canterbury

In the civil parish of Pagham.
In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of West Sussex, 1974 county of West Sussex).

Residential manor house of the archbishops of Canterbury. Lewis writes "The foundations and moat of the palace may still be seen, at a short distance from the church, to the south-east" Some remains probably in Becket's Barn

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SZ88429741

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; 462278

Books

Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p171
Salzman, L.F., 1953, VCH Sussex Vol4 p227
Lewis, Samuel (ed), 1848, A topographical Dictionary of England [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=51202#s21]

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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