The Site of the Archbishops’ Palace
Bishop Wilton
Extracts from the Local History Bulletins CONTENTS The Site of the Archbishop of York’s Palace ......................................................................................................... 2 Wilton’s Deer Park ................................................................................................................................................. 5 I am convinced. Are you? Wilton’s Deer Park – Update ....................................................................................... 9 Aerial View of Hall Garth, Bishop Wilton ........................................................................................................... 10 The Dating of the Palace Site................................................................................................................................ 11 The Dating of the Palace Site – Update ................................................................................................................ 14 A Tale of Two Manors .......................................................................................................................................... 14 The Prebend of Wilton .......................................................................................................................................... 17 The Layout of the Archbishops’ Palace Site – Part 1 ...........................................................................................19 The Athelstan Gift ................................................................................................................................................21 The Layout of the Archbishops’ Palace Site – Part 2 ...........................................................................................23 The Site of the Palace of the Archbishops of York at Bishop Wilton ..................................................................25 The Archbishops’ Fish Ponds ...............................................................................................................................27 The Fish Pond – Back to Square One? .................................................................................................................30 Official Palace Site Archaeology ..........................................................................................................................31 A Palace Fit for a King .........................................................................................................................................32 Scottish Raids and Lawlessness in the Fourteenth Century .................................................................................33 Notes on this Selection of Bulletin Extracts .........................................................................................................36
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