Langley Marish royal manor

In the civil parish of Wexham. In the historic county of Buckinghamshire (Modern Authority of Buckinghamshire, 1974 county of Buckinghamshire).

Royal manor for most of C14 and C15, mainly held by queens in dower. Was moated. Thompson records this as a residential manor of the Archbishop of Canterbury but I can find no evidence to support this. The descent of the manor is recorded in the VCH.
The first known reference to Langley park appears in 1202 when King John granted Richard Mountfichet 100 deer to restock the park. The manor was granted to Christine de Marisco in 1285 by Edward I and the name, De Mariscoll, became standardised to Langley Marsh. The park was mentioned in a grant by Richard II in 1483. Catherine of Aragon lived here in the early C16 and in 1551 the park was given by Edward VI to his sister, Princess Elizabeth. In 1603 the first map appears showing various woodland enclosures with extensive areas of 'Laune'. (Bucks HER)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ009816

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 1107611
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 0162500000 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Web site links
  • http://ubp.buckscc.gov.uk/ThemeDetails.aspx?UID=MBC4791
    http://www.southbucks.gov.uk/environment/historic_environment__building_conservation/509.asp
• Books
  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p171
    Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p979
    Page, Wm (ed), 1925, VCH Buckinghamshire Vol3 p294, 296, 321-2 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42562#s3
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales [available via http://ethos.bl.uk ] [rejects Thompson identification]