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Bishop's Palace, Suffolk

Bishop's Palace is the moated site of a mediæval bishop's palace at South Elmham Hall, Suffolk. Prior to the Dissolution, it was the location of a manor house of the Bishops of Norwich. The moat, which varies between about 33ft and 50ft in width, surrounds a sub-rectangular island with maximum dimensions of about 475ft by 330ft. South Elmham Hall stands in the southern half of the island and incorporates part of a mediæval hall. Other mediæval walls are incorporated into farm buildings. It is within the council area of East Suffolk (Suffolk).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1017674.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Suffolk
Lat, Long: 52.398512,1.3905642
Grid Reference: TM 3076 8324
Civil Parish: St Margaret, South Elmham CP
Council Area: East Suffolk CA (Suffolk CA)
Police Area: Suffolk PA

GBPN ID: 299932
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bishop's_Palace,_Suffolk_299932

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