Alveston Hunting Lodge

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Royal)

There are no visible remains

NameAlveston Hunting Lodge
Alternative Names
Historic CountryGloucestershire
Modern AuthoritySouth Gloucestershire
1974 AuthorityAvon
Civil ParishAlveston

A Royal House is implied by the mention of a royal demesne manor at Alveston in 1086. It had a park which was the only afforested area between Gloucester and Bristol before the accession of Henry II. It was while staying here that William II fell ill in 1193. Henry I dated charters from Alveston, but although popular with the Norman Kings, it was not used by the Angevins. Nothing is known of its architectural history. (PastScape ref. HKW)

Gatehouse Comments

The site is lost. PastScape locates in grid square ST6388 which contains the centre of modern Alveston but more likely to have been located near the old parish church of St Helen at ST63198651 and it is likely the C16 Old Church Farm occupies the site.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceST631864
Latitude51.5761108398438
Longitude-2.53254008293152
Eastings363180
Northings186490
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Books

  • 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. 896