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Thornage Hall

In the civil parish of Thornage.
In the historic county of Norfolk (Modern Authority of Norfolk, 1974 county of Norfolk).

Residential manor of the Bishop of Norfolk. Prossibly 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. The current, much altered building, was built for Bishop Goldwell (1472-99)

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


This site is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 224121)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TG047364

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 131083

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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