Henley on Thames Palace

In the civil parish of Henley on Thames.
In the historic county of Oxfordshire (Modern Authority of Oxfordshire, 1974 county of Oxfordshire).

"Henley originally formed part of the royal manor of Benson. In 1179 and subsequent years the sheriff of Oxfordshire claimed credit for an annual quit-rent of 2s. 6d. for 'land which the king bought to make his buildings in Henley'. There is, however, no record of any expenditure on the buildings themselves, and if they were ever erected their history as a royal residence must have been brief." (HKW)

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 SU7682

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

Books

Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p960

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Pipe Roll 25 Henry II p95 etc.

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