Bacton manor of the bishop of Norfolk

In the civil parish of Bacton. In the historic county of Suffolk (Modern Authority of Suffolk, 1974 county of Suffolk).

Residential manor of the Bishop of Norfolk. Possibly included in the licence to crenellate issued to the bishop in 1328 although as this was for all his houses may not have resulted in any building work. There are several moats in Bacton CP one of which may represent the remains of this house. On the grounds of proximity to the parish church I would favour the moat at Manor House Farm.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TM04976716

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 387011
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is BAC 009 '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.

• Books
  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p181
    Copinger, W.A.,1909, Manors of Suffolk Vol3 p221-25 http://www.archive.org/stream/manorsofsuffolkn03copiuoft#page/221/mode/1up
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc.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 ]