Hampton Lucy Manor of Bishop of Worcester

In the civil parish of Hampton Lucy.
In the historic county of Warwickshire (Modern Authority of Warwickshire, 1974 county of Warwickshire).

Saxon royal palace complex covering an area of 5-8 acres, identified from cropmarks and excavation 460 metres east of Hatton Rock Farm. Grubenhaeuser and a series of timber buildings, possibly representing two phases of construction and dating to the C8-C9, were identified. These were comparable to the royal palace complexes at Yeavering and Cheddar. It is possible that the site was later used as a bishops palace when the estate passed into the ownership of the bishopric. One of the buildings which may have had an apsidal end has been tentatively interpreted as a church.

This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP237577

PastScape number; 333185

Books

Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p187
Salzman, L.F. (ed), 1945, VCH Warwickshire Vol3 p102-3

Journal Articles

Hirst, Rahtz and Dyer, 1971-3, Birmingham and Midland Institute, Birmingham Archaeological Society transactions, excursions and reports Vol85 p161-77
Rahtz, P., 1970, Antiquity Vol44 p137-43
1964, Archaeological Journal Vol121 p17-18

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Hampton Lucy Manor of Bishop of Worcester

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP237577

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