Littlebury, The Gatehouse

Has been described as a Questionable Palace (Bishop)

There are no visible remains

NameLittlebury, The Gatehouse
Alternative Names
Historic CountryEssex
Modern AuthorityEssex
1974 AuthorityEssex
Civil ParishLittlebury

Payne lists The Gatehouse Littlebury as a questionable residence of the bishop of Ely, based on the listing description of "The Gatehouse, a C16 timber framed house, is said to be on the site of the C13 house of the Bishop of Ely who was Lord of the Manor." However, this seems to have been tenanted, for a knight's fee, and not used as a residential manor.

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
Images Of England
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTL515395
Latitude52.0332183837891
Longitude0.207120001316071
Eastings551500
Northings239500
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Books

  • The Parish of Littlebury Millennium Society History Group, 2005, Littlebury A Parish History p. 24-
  • RCHME, 1916, An inventory of the historical monuments in Essex Vol. 1 (north-west) p. 191- No. 10 online transcription

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)