Beaumont Palace, Oxford

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; New Hall; King's Hall

In the civil parish of Oxford.
In the historic county of Oxfordshire (Modern Authority of Oxfordshire, 1974 county of Oxfordshire).

In 1131 Henry I spent Easter 'in the new hall' at Oxford. This was not the castle but Beaumont, outside the city walls. This was the normal royal residence, when visiting Oxford, in the C12 and C13. In 1308 Edward II authorised the sheriff to take stone and timber from his 'palace' in order to repair the castle and ten years later the buildings were given to the Carmelite friars.

This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP51030652

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; 338267

• Web site links
  • http://www.oxfordinscriptions.com/the_royal_connection.htm
• Books
  • Crossley, A. (ed), 1979, 'The King's Houses' VCH Oxfordshire Vol4, The City of Oxford (OUP for the Institute of Historical Research) p304-5 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22811
    Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p986-7
    Lobel, Mary D. (ed), 1957, VCH Oxfordshire Vol5 p167-8
    Page, Wm (ed), 1907, VCH Oxfordshire Vol2 p205-7 [The Carmalite house]