The Gatehouse website record for Lower Oddington palace

In the civil parish of Oddington. In the historic county of Gloucestershire (Modern Authority of Gloucestershire, 1974 county of Gloucestershire).

The VCH writes there was a residential manor house of the Archbishop of York at Lower Oddington. This was possibly on the site now occupied by the old rectory.
The manor during C13 was one of the archbishop's residences. King Henry III also often stopped there when travelling between Woodstock and Evesham, Tewkesbury, or Gloucester, and in 1236 oaks from royal forests were sent to build the stables at Oddington, not only for the archbishop's but also for the king's use. The archbishops continued to reside there occasionally until 1315, and perhaps until 1356 and later. By 1433 the manorial demesne had been put to farm. (VCH)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP232258

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