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HER Number:18661.11
Name:PENRYN - Medieval palace

Summary

Bishops palace or manor house at Penryn.

Grid Reference:SW 7868 3411
Parish:Penryn, Carrick, Cornwall
Map:Show location on Streetmap

Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW73SE 7
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 18661.11
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW73SE 24

Monument Type(s):

  • PALACE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

The bishops palace or manor house at penryn, which drew its importance from the foundation of glasney college in 1265 (see prn 18660), was situated se of the college on the e side of the junction of hill head and eastwood road (b8). It contained a chapel (prn 18661.12) And stood at the edge of the bishops deer park (prn 18661.13). Nothing remains of the palace except for 2 carved pieces of masonry incorporated into hillside bungalow, which are described by wingfield. The palace was re-used as a farm house (prn 18661.2) And subsequently a prison (prn 18661.3) After the reformation.


<1> Sowell, CR, 1865, Collegiate Church of St Thomas of Glasney, VOL 1, PT 3, 21-34 (Article in Journal). SCO5154.

<2> Rashleigh, J & Vincent, JAC, 1879, Abstract of the Glasney Cartulary, 216-263 (Article in Journal). SCO5146.

<3> Peter, TC, 1903, The History of Glasney Collegiate Church (Bibliographic reference). SCO4122.

<4> Henderson, C, 1935, Essays in Cornish History (Bibliographic reference). SCO3501.

<5> Pevsner, N, 1951, The Buildings of England: Cornwall, 120 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4126.

<6> Roddis, RJ, 1964, Penryn: the History of an Ancient Cornish Borough (Bibliographic reference). SCO4267.

<7> PELLOWE, EF, 197-, THE HISTORY OF PENRYN FORRYN (MS) (Unedited Source). SCO8047.

<8> Wingfield, DEV, 1979, Penryn, Archaeology and Development: a Survey, 6, 8, 12 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO5060.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO5154 - Article in Journal: Sowell, CR. 1865. Collegiate Church of St Thomas of Glasney. Journal of the Royal Iinstitution of Cornwall. 1. 21-34. VOL 1, PT 3, 21-34.
[2]SCO5146 - Article in Journal: Rashleigh, J & Vincent, JAC. 1879. Abstract of the Glasney Cartulary. JRIC. 6. 216-263.
[3]SCO4122 - Bibliographic reference: Peter, TC. 1903. The History of Glasney Collegiate Church.
[4]SCO3501 - Bibliographic reference: Henderson, C. 1935. Essays in Cornish History.
[5]SCO4126 - Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1951. The Buildings of England: Cornwall. 120.
[6]SCO4267 - Bibliographic reference: Roddis, RJ. 1964. Penryn: the History of an Ancient Cornish Borough.
[7]SCO8047 - Unedited Source: PELLOWE, EF. 197-. THE HISTORY OF PENRYN FORRYN (MS).
[8]SCO5060 - Cornwall Event Report: Wingfield, DEV. 1979. Penryn, Archaeology and Development: a Survey. 6, 8, 12.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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