Dunstable Kingsbury
Has been described as a Possible Palace (Royal)
There are no visible remains
| Name | Dunstable Kingsbury |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Bedfordshire |
| Modern Authority | Bedfordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Bedfordshire |
| Civil Parish | Dunstable |
The site of a house or palace belonging to the King. Documents refer to Henry I having built the house and spending Christmas there in 1123 and 1132. The lands attached to the house were granted by Henry to the Augustinian Priory of Dunstable when he founded it in 1131/2, but the Charter specifies that he retained the house and garden. King John gave the house to the Priory in 1204. By the time of the Dissolution, the house had become a farmhouse and is later referred to by the name Kingsbury. The house was restored in the early 20th century, and its barn converted for use as the town museum. In 1934 it was sold and divided up into the Old Palace Lodge (which became a hotel in 1960), Kingsbury Stables (which became the Norman King public house in 1961) and Kingsbury Court.
There are now no visible remains of the palace. (Bedfordshire HER)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | TL019217 |
| Latitude | 51.8870697021484 |
| Longitude | -0.51774001121521 |
| Eastings | 501900 |
| Northings | 221700 |
