Bishop Norton Manor

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Bishop)

There are no visible remains

NameBishop Norton Manor
Alternative NamesMoat Farm; Stowe
Historic CountryLincolnshire
Modern AuthorityLincolnshire
1974 AuthorityLincolnshire
Civil ParishBishop Norton

Thompson lists Bishops Norton as a residential manor of the Bishops of Lincoln.

Gatehouse Comments

It was certainly a demense manor of the bishops and is recorded as such in Domesday but there is nothing to suggest this was a residential manor. It is 12 miles (20km) north of Lincoln, along Ermine Street, which might make it a reasonable site for an overnight stopover, although along such a good road 12 miles is a bit short for a days travel. There is no medieval house of status but the village street pattern is a little odd with the suggestion the road has been mover to skirt around a site to the west of the parish church (although this may just be to orientate the road for the approach to the crossing of the Atterby Beck). Map reference for parish church.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSK984925
Latitude53.4217987060547
Longitude-0.521329998970032
Eastings498400
Northings392500
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Books

  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 179
  • Everson, P.L., Taylor, C.C. and Dunn, C.J., 1991, Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire (HMSO)

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 EThOS)