Hampton Lucy Manor of Bishop of Worcester

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Hatton Rock Farm

In the civil parish of Hampton Lucy. In the historic county of Warwickshire (Modern Authority of Warwickshire, 1974 county of Warwickshire).

Saxon royal palace complex covering an area of 5-8 acres, identified from cropmarks and excavation 460 metres east of Hatton Rock Farm. Grubenhaeuser and a series of timber buildings, possibly representing two phases of construction and dating to the C8-C9, were identified. These were comparable to the royal palace complexes at Yeavering and Cheddar. It is possible that the site was later used as a bishops palace when the estate passed into the ownership of the bishopric. One of the buildings which may have had an apsidal end has been tentatively interpreted as a church.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP237577

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 333185
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 8691 '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
  • Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p466
    Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p187
    Dyer, C., 1980, Lords and Peasants in a Changing Society: The Estates of the Bishopric of Worcester, 680-1540 (Cambridge University Press)
    Salzman, L.F. (ed), 1945, VCH Warwickshire Vol3 p102-3 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56990
• Journal Articles
  • Hirst, Rahtz and Dyer, 1971-3, Birmingham and Midland Institute, Birmingham Archaeological Society transactions, excursions and reports Vol85 p161-77
    Rahtz, P., 1970, Antiquity Vol44 p137-43
    1965, The Archaeological Journal Vol121 p17-18
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc.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 ]