Bishop's Waltham Palace
Bishop's Waltham Palace is a moated Bishop's Palace in ruin in Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire. It is a scheduled ancient monument and now in the catre of English Heritage
The palace was built by Henry de Blois in 1135. It was used throughout the Middle Ages by the Bishops of Winchester as they travelled, along with Farnham Castle and Wolvesey Castle.
The palace was visited by Henry V of England, and used by Mary Tudor just before her marriage to Philip II of Spain at Winchester Cathedral.[1]
The palace was destroyed in 1644 after the Civil War.
The grounds of the palace today are often used for local events, including the Bishop's Waltham Festival each July and the Bishop's Waltham Carnival.
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- Location map: 50°57’2"N, 1°13’3"W
- Streetmap: SU550170
- Bishop's Waltham Palace – English Heritage
References
- ↑ Three Palaces of the Bishop of Winchester, English Heritage, 2000