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Ludham Hall

In the civil parish of Ludham. In the historic county of Norfolk (Modern Authority of Norfolk, 1974 county of Norfolk).

The house was built circa 1611 on the site of a Palace of the Bishops of Norwich which was destroyed by a fire in 1611.
This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible. Nothing visible remains.
This site is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 224398)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TG38071755

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Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape Defra ELS number; 133451 County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number; 8454

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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This record last updated on Thursday, July 24, 2008

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