Ferring Manor of Bishop of Chichester

Has been described as a Certain Palace (Bishop), and also as a Certain Fortified Manor House

There are no visible remains

NameFerring Manor of Bishop of Chichester
Alternative NamesFerrying
Historic CountrySussex
Modern AuthorityWest Sussex
1974 AuthorityWest Sussex
Civil ParishFerring

Residential manor of the Bishop of Chichester. (Thompson)

Gatehouse Comments

Included in licence to crenellate obtain by Bishop Moleynes in 1447. Nothing seems to remain. By analogue with other sites it is likely the bishop's residence was close to parish church at the given map reference.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTQ094025
Latitude50.8124618530273
Longitude-0.448150008916855
Eastings509400
Northings102500
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Books

  • Lewis, C.P., 2009, VCH Sussex Vol. 5.2 (tenurial history)
  • Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 3 Southern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 440
  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 168, 173

Primary Sources

  • Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1927, Calendar of Charter Rolls 5 Henry VI - 8 Henry VIII, AD 1427-1516, with an appendix, 1215-1288 Vol. 6. (HMSO) p. 94-5 online copy

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)