Easingwold Hunting Lodge
Has been described as a Possible Palace (Royal)
There are no visible remains
| Name | Easingwold Hunting Lodge |
| Alternative Names | Esingewald |
| Historic Country | Yorkshire |
| Modern Authority | North Yorkshire |
| 1974 Authority | North Yorkshire |
| Civil Parish | Easingwold |
Easingwold was a royal manor from the time of Domesday Book until the reign of Henry III, when it was granted first to Robert, abbot of Thorney, then to Simon de Montfort, and finally to Edmund, Earl of Lancaster. King John stayed here on at least two occasions, presumably in order to hunt in the neighbouring Forest of Galtres, and in 1217 Easingwold was included in a list of royal hunting lodges which were to be entrusted to the chief justice of the forest. No reference to the repair of the buildings during the period when the manor was in royal possession have, however, been found in the Chancery or Exchequer rolls.(HKW).
Rectory House, variously called Easingwold Hall or Manor House, and belonging to the Archdeacons of Richmond, was demolished in 1835 and replaced by a new building. The only remains are the moat, garden walls, fishpond and a few very old Weymouth pines which surround the site. From 1290 to 1317 the Manor House "became very ruinous and greatly in need of repair" (Whellan). The 'new' manor house has now been demolished and the site developed for housing. There are no remains of the fishpond, nor any trace of a moat (Field Investigator, RE, 15-JUL-1973). (PastScape)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SE529701 |
| Latitude | 54.1247901916504 |
| Longitude | -1.19123995304108 |
| Eastings | 452953 |
| Northings | 470183 |
