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Designations

Grid Reference:	SP 564 112
Parish:	BECKLEY AND STOWOOD, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE

Monument Type(s):

• HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Summary

"Palace" of Richard of Cornwall - building begun 1227; house destroyed 1233. Traces of foundations and a moat observed near Dovers Field.

Associated Monuments

• None

Associated Finds:

• None

Description

(1) Capital messuage of honor of St Valery and "palace" of Richard of Cornwall - building begun 1227; house destroyed 1233 by Richard Siward as a reprisal for his desertion of the marshal. Traces of foundations and a moat observed near Dovers Field by White Kennett
(2) Not classifiable as magnate's residence or as any type of castle for MPP; moat has been scored for MPP
(3) Evaluation during early stages of construction of private dwelling at NGR SP 5633 1124. Features interpreted as pits suggest nearby domestic activity, which could range from Saxo-Norman to C15th, clearly before and after the 1227 - 1233 "Beckley Palace" occupation.
5) Transferred to Oxon History Centre.




<1> Victoria County History of Oxford, Vol V, p.57; Vol I, p.416 (Serial). SOX252.




<2> MPP Documents for Oxfordshire, S Lisk, 24.3.93 (Index). SOX259.




<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1992, The Walled Garden, High Street: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SOX1412.




<4> NMR Monument - Long Listing Filed in Detailed Record File, SP 51 SE 17 (Index). SOX391.




<5> H M Colvin, 1963, History of the King's Works, Extract in DRF (Monograph). SOX729.




<6> CBA South Midlands Group, South Midlands Archaeology, Vol 23 (1993) p.69 (Serial). SOX5.

Sources

<1>	Victoria County History of Oxford. Vol V, p.57; Vol I, p.416. [Serial / SOX252]
<2>	MPP Documents for Oxfordshire. S Lisk, 24.3.93. [Index / SOX259]
<3>	Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1992. The Walled Garden, High Street: Archaeological Evaluation. [Unpublished document / SOX1412]
<4>	NMR Monument - Long Listing Filed in Detailed Record File. SP 51 SE 17. [Index / SOX391]
<5>	H M Colvin. 1963. History of the King's Works. Extract in DRF. [Monograph / SOX729]
<6>	CBA South Midlands Group. South Midlands Archaeology. Vol 23 (1993) p.69. [Serial / SOX5]

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