Sugwas Court

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Bishop)

There are no visible remains

NameSugwas Court
Alternative Names
Historic CountryHerefordshire
Modern AuthorityHerefordshire
1974 AuthorityHereford and Worcester
Civil ParishStretton Sugwas

Formerly a manor house of the Bishops of Hereford, entirely rebuilt in 1792. It is shown disused or demolished by Taylor in 1754. Incorporated in the stable are a number of worked stones, including a late C12 round headed doorways with a grooved and chafered label, other stones are incorporated in the cellar walls of the house. Set against the W end of the building, between the stable and house is a slab 6.25' long with a chafered under edge, said to have been the altar slab of the former chapel of St Thomas. The chapel was in ruins in 1754. (Herefordshire SMR)

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO454408
Latitude52.0629692077637
Longitude-2.79753994941711
Eastings345420
Northings240810
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Books

  • Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 2 East Anglia, Central England and Wales (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 513
  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 178
  • RCHME, 1932, An inventory of the historical monuments in Herefordshire Vol. 2: east p. 177 no. 5 online transcription
  • Cooke, William Henry, 1892, Collections towards the history and antiquities of the county of Herefordshire in continuation of Duncumb's History Vol. 4 Hundred of Grimsworth Part 2 p. 164

Antiquarian

  • Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England  (Sutton Publishing) p. 228
  • Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1910, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (London: Bell and Sons) Vol. 5 p. 184 online copy

Journals

  • Tonkin, J.W., 1976, 'The palaces of the bishop of Hereford' Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club Vol. 42.1 p. 53-64

Other

  • Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales (available via EThOS)