MONUMENT NO. 198198

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Medieval bishops palace and park at Henbury. It was founded soon after the conquest and may have been situated close to the church as there are documentary references to ruined buildings here.

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"Soon after the Conquest the bishops of Worcester
founded a Palace here (Henbury) and imparked many acres. Thomas
Peverell the sixtieth bishop died here in 1418, and Henry
Wakefield, his predecessor, issued a Mandate there against
Wickliffe in 1387. Some ruinous buildings near the Church seem
to mark the site of the Palace, which was their occasional
residence". (1)

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Historical Collections relating to Gloucestershire 1792 2 70 (Ralph Bigland)

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