Bacton manor of the bishop of Norwich

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

There are earthwork remains

NameBacton manor of the bishop of Norwich
Alternative Names
Historic CountrySuffolk
Modern AuthoritySuffolk
1974 AuthoritySuffolk
Civil ParishBacton

Residential manor of the Bishop of Norwich.

Gatehouse Comments

Possibly included in a licence to crenellate which may have been issued to the bishop in 1327 although as this was for all his houses may not have resulted in any building work. There are several moats in Bacton CP one of which may represent the remains of this house. On the grounds of proximity to the parish church Gatehouse would favour the moat at Manor House Farm.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTM049671
Latitude52.2644996643066
Longitude1.00241005420685
Eastings604970
Northings267160
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Books

  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 181
  • Copinger, W.A.,1909, Manors of Suffolk Vol. 3 p. 221-25 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)