Bacton manor of the bishop of Norfolk

In the civil parish of Bacton.
In the historic county of Suffolk (Modern Authority of Suffolk, 1974 county of Suffolk).

Residential manor of the Bishop of Norfolk. Possibly included in the licence to crenellate issued to the bishop in 1328 although as this was for all his houses may not have resulted in any building work. There are several moats in Bacton CP one of which may represent the remains of this house. On the grounds of proximity to the parish church I would favour the moat at Manor House Farm.

This site has been described as a;
Palace
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TM04976716

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; 387011

Books

Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p181

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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