Kempsey Bishops Palace

  • Kempsey, Worcestershire
  • OSGB – SO 8478 4919
  • Monument Number 115946

 

Bishop’s Palace.

 

799                              Saxon monastery

847                              Granted by King Coenwulf to the Bishop of Worcester.

1033                            Abandoned or destroyed. A new Palace was built for the Bishop.

1300                            Enlarged by Bishop Giffard.

1272-107                     Between: Visited twice by Edward I.

1473                            No longer in use.

 

 

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