Forest of Kinver Hunting Lodge
Has been described as a Possible Palace (Royal)
There are masonry footings remains
| Name | Forest of Kinver Hunting Lodge |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Staffordshire |
| Modern Authority | Staffordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Staffordshire |
| Civil Parish | |
Royal hunting lodge of the Forest of Kinver, recorded 1184-5. This was also the site of a gaol for forest offenders enclosed by a palisade 5m high defended by a gateway with a brattice.
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | |
| Latitude | 0 |
| Longitude | 0 |
| Eastings | 0 |
| Northings | 0 |
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Books
- James, T.B., 1990, The Palaces of Medieval England (London; Seaby) p. 38, 55-6
- King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 452, 455n40
- Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol. 2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p. 977-8