Monument record 0194301000 - WOOBURN MANOR HOUSE

Summary

Medieval to post-medieval Bishop's Palace known from eighteenth century records

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Type and Period (1)

  • BISHOPS PALACE (Medieval to 18th Century - 1066 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

OLD MANOR HOUSE WAS PALACE & RESIDENCE OF BISHOPS OF LINCOLN, & TILL MIDDLE OF (18TH) CENTURY RETAINED ITS ANCIENT CHARACTER OF FEUDAL MAGNIFICENCE. FROM AN IMPERFECT PLAN IN MY POSSESSION...IT WAS OF LARGE PROPORTIONS (B2).
COVERED LARGE AREA, & GALLERY, 120FT LONG HAD WHARTON FAMILY PORTRAITS (B1).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp106-107,110.
  • <2>SBC7301 Bibliographic reference: T Langley. 1797. HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE HUNDRED OF DESBOROUGH PP442-453.

Location

Grid reference SU 91340 88180 (point)
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 5 2024 4:52PM

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