The Gatehouse website record for Beckley Palace

In the civil parish of Beckley And Stowood. In the historic county of Oxfordshire (Modern Authority of Oxfordshire, 1974 county of Oxfordshire).

Site of former manor house, royal residence and dower house, and hunting lodge at Beckley, extant from C13-C16.
"Palace" of Richard of Cornwall - building begun 1227; house destroyed 1233. Traces of foundations and a moat observed near Dovers Field. Capital messuage of honor of St Valery and "palace" of Richard of Cornwall - building begun 1227; house destroyed 1233 by Richard Siward as a reprisal for his desertion of the marshal. Traces of foundations and a moat observed near Dovers Field by White Kennett. Not classifiable as magnate's residence or as any type of castle for MPP; moat has been scored for MPP. Evaluation during early stages of construction of private dwelling at NGR SP 5633 1124. Features interpreted as pits suggest nearby domestic activity, which could range from Saxo-Norman to C15th, clearly before and after the 1227 - 1233 "Beckley Palace" occupation. (Oxfordshire HER)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP564113

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 338704
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 5290 '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.

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