Skidby manor of the archbishop of York

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Bishop)

There are uncertain remains

NameSkidby manor of the archbishop of York
Alternative Names
Historic CountryYorkshire
Modern AuthorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
1974 AuthorityHumberside
Civil ParishSkidby

The archbishop of York has a residential manor at Skidby.

Gatehouse Comments

Presumably at or near the site of the manor house shown on the 1855 OS map, SSW of the church, an area now built over. A place name that has bowdlerized.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTA014336
Latitude53.7885208129883
Longitude-0.461089998483658
Eastings501400
Northings433600
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Books

  • Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 1 Northern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 301-3
  • Allison, K.J. (ed), 1979, VCH Yorkshire: East Riding Vol. 4 p. 166

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)