Windsor Manor

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Royal)

There are earthwork remains

NameWindsor Manor
Alternative NamesWindesores
Historic CountryBerkshire
Modern AuthorityWindsor & Maidenhead
1974 AuthorityBerkshire
Civil ParishOld Windsor

The moat and residence was constructed by Henry III between 1244-6, and around it he formed a new park which forms the nucleus of the Great Park. It certainly contained apartments, a chapel, and a fishpond. Edward II established a collegiate chantry in the chapel. By 1329, when several buildings were dilapidated, the complex had considerably expanded. From 1394 Richard II substantially renovated the buildings, establishing new timber-framed buildings on stone foundations. There were two small chapels and one great chapel which was 70 feet long. The buildings were maintained well into C15. (PastScape ref. HKW)

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSU965691
Latitude51.4132308959961
Longitude-0.61311000585556
Eastings496550
Northings169150
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Books

  • Goodall, John, 2011, The English Castle 1066-1650 (Yale University Press) p. 68, 98
  • 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. 1007-9
  • Harwood, T.E., 1929, Windsor Old and New (London; Printed for the author)
  • Hughes, G.M., 1890, History of Windsor Forest, Sunninghill and The Great Park (London and Edinburgh; Ballantyne, Hanson and Co) p. 280