Treffos manor of Bishop of Bangor

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Bishop)

There are no visible remains

NameTreffos manor of Bishop of Bangor
Alternative Names
Historic CountryAnglesey
Modern AuthorityAnglesey
1974 AuthorityGwynedd
CommunityCwm Cadnant

Site of the bishop of Bangor's main Anglesey manor, now an isolated farm. (Gwynedd Archaeological Trust HER)

Gatehouse Comments

Mentioned in the Valor Ecclesiasticus reformation survey.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSH546754
Latitude53.2559204101563
Longitude-4.180260181427
Eastings254620
Northings375410
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Books

  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 169
  • Carr, A.D.,1982, Medieval Anglesey (Llangefni)

Primary Sources

  • 1821, Valor Ecclesiasticus (London: G. Eyre and A. Strahan) Vol. 4 p. 415, 420 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 [http://ethos.bl.uk])