Berden Bishops Manor

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Bishop)

There are no visible remains

NameBerden Bishops Manor
Alternative NamesBerdon
Historic CountryEssex
Modern AuthorityEssex
1974 AuthorityEssex
Civil ParishBerden

Berdon was a residential manor of Bishop of London. (Thompson)

Gatehouse Comments

The most likely must be the site occupied by Berden Hall, a late C16 brick house, in the village (Berden had borough status in the C13-C14) by the parish church. However, no source confirms (or refutes) this location.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
Images Of England
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTL467295
Latitude51.9446487426758
Longitude0.133599996566772
Eastings546746
Northings229505
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Books

  • Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 3 Southern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 234 (mention)
  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 180
  • RCHME, 1916, An inventory of the historical monuments in Essex Vol. 1 (north-west) p. 21 No. 3 (Berden Hall) online transcription

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)