Monument record MDO45539 - Bishop's Palace, Gold Hill, Child Okeford

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Summary

It has been suggested that Gold Hill may be the site of a medieval bishop's palace or manor house referred to in historic documents.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A bishop's palace or manor-house at Goldhill was considerably used by Bishop Trillek of Hereford from 1347 to 1356. Tonkin stated that the Goldhill referred to was in the diocese of Salisbury and was probably the Goldhill situated in Child Okeford parish, about seven miles south of Shaftesbury, Dorset. <1>


<1> Tonkin, J W, 1976, The Palaces of the Bishop of Hereford, Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists Field Club XLII (1976), 53-55, 53-55 (Article in serial). SDO19428.

<1.1> Parry, J H, 1910, Register of John De Trillek (Monograph). SDO19429.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 206292 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Tonkin, J W. 1976. The Palaces of the Bishop of Hereford, Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists Field Club XLII (1976), 53-55. 53-55.
  • <1.1> Monograph: Parry, J H. 1910. Register of John De Trillek.
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206292. [Mapped feature: #635066 ]

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Location

Grid reference ST 8307 1331 (point)
Map sheet ST81SW
Civil Parish Child Okeford; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 SW 38
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206292

Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 4:55PM

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