Bishops Waltham PalaceBishops Waltham Palace, Bishops Waltham |
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Bishops Waltham Hampshire |
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The place is described in text Leland 1535-43 |
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Leland 1535-43 ... Waltham ... Here the Bisshop of Winchester hath a right ample and goodly maner place motid aboute and a praty brooke renning hard by it. This maner place hath beene of many bisshops building. Minns says:- The Manor of Bishop's Waltham has belonged to successive bishops of Winchester from time immemorial, Semper fuit de Episcopalii, is the memorandum concerning it in the Domesday Book. Most part of the 3. partes of the base court was buildid of brike and timbre of late dayes by Bisshop Langton, Minns says:- Bishop of Winchester, 1493-1501. The residew of the inner [part] of the house is al of stone. |