Rugeley Manor of Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield

In the civil parish of Rugeley.
In the historic county of Staffordshire (Modern Authority of Staffordshire, 1974 county of Staffordshire).

Thompson lists as residential manor of the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. However, VCH states "The manor had no capital messuage in 1298, and there seems to have been none before or after that date." There was a court held at Rugeley and the manor was held by the bishops but this may not have been a residential manor. This is definitely not the supposed moated manor, in Elmore Park, which is no such thing (it was a small summer house). The Hagley manor of Rugeley was not held by the bishops. The Hagley manor was called Bank Top and clearly lay where Hagley Hall lies, I've know idea why the VCH would suggest otherwise. It has been suggested that an old manor house, of which there are no remains, lay on the other side of Market Street from the churchyard of the (new) church.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK0418

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

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