Edern manor of Bishop of Bangor

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Bishop)

There are no visible remains

NameEdern manor of Bishop of Bangor
Alternative Names
Historic CountryCaernarfonshire
Modern AuthorityGwynedd
1974 AuthorityGwynedd
CommunityNefyn

Thompson records a residential manor house of the bishop of Bangor mentioned in the Valor Ecclesiasticus reformation survey.

Gatehouse Comments

The likely location of the manor house (which would have had a steward even if not a bishops residence) would be near the church at the given location.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSH279396
Latitude52.9260482788086
Longitude-4.56090021133423
Eastings227900
Northings339600
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Books

  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 169

Primary Sources

  • 1821, Valor Ecclesiasticus (London: G. Eyre and A. Strahan) Vol. 4 p. 415, 420 online copy