Lanner Barton

In the civil parish of St Allen.
In the historic county of Cornwall (Modern Authority of Cornwall, 1974 county of Cornwall).

Residential manor of the Bishop of Exeter. The barton of Lanner was purchased by the Bishops of Exeter in 1269 and was frequently visited in C14 and C15 Attached to this was a chapel which was first mentioned in 1321. Associated with Deer Park.

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 SW825497

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; 428742

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p549-51
Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p177
Elliott-Binns, L.E., 1955, Medieval Cornwall p302-5

Journal Articles

Henderson, C., 1953-6, 'Ecclesiastical History' Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall Vol2 p12

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