Kempton Manor
Has been described as a Possible Palace (Royal)
There are no visible remains
| Name | Kempton Manor |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | London and Middlesex |
| Modern Authority | Surrey |
| 1974 Authority | Surrey |
| Civil Parish | Sunbury |
In 1228 Henry III asked Hubert de Burgh for his manor at Kempton in exchange for lands elsewhere. He constructed a new kitchen, chapel and chambers. The chapel was damaged by fire in 1236 and replaced by a new chapel. This was a two-storey timber building measuring 30 feet by 12 feet, with the Queen's chamber above. A separate chapel was built for the King's use. A smithy and bakehouse are also documented. The buildings stood within a walled courtyard entered by a timber-framed gateway. In 1244 the old gateway at Westminster was dismantled and re-erected at Kempton. A survey of 1331 shows the site to be largely ruinous. In 1374 Edward III granted the site to John of Kingston, giving him permission to demolish it and to sell the materials for his own profit. Thereafter, the only references to it in the royal accounts are to the park and the lodge which took the place of the manor house. (PastScape)
The site of the medieval manor-house may be represented by the traces of moats west and north of the present Kempton Park House. (VCH)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | TQ118700 |
| Latitude | 51.4183197021484 |
| Longitude | -0.393730014562607 |
| Eastings | 511800 |
| Northings | 170000 |
