Langley Marish royal manor (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Wexham.
In the historic county of Buckinghamshire.
Modern Authority of Buckinghamshire.
1974 county of Buckinghamshire.
Medieval County of Buckinghamshire.

OS Map Grid Reference: TQ009816
Latitude 51.52425° Longitude -0.54691°

Langley Marish royal manor has been described as a probable Palace.

There are no visible remains.

Description

The first known reference to Langley park appears in 1202 when King John granted Richard Mountfichet 100 deer to restock the park. The manor was granted to Christine de Marisco in 1285 by Edward I and the name, De Mariscoll, became standardised to Langley Marsh. The park was mentioned in a grant by Richard II in 1483. Catherine of Aragon lived here in the early C16 and in 1551 the park was given by Edward VI to his sister, Princess Elizabeth. In 1603 the first map appears showing various woodland enclosures with extensive areas of 'Laune'. (Bucks HER)

Sources of information, references and further reading

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 1107611.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 0162500000.

Books
- Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 171
  Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol. 2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p. 979
  Page, Wm (ed), 1925, VCH Buckinghamshire Vol. 3 p. 294, 296, 321-2 online transcription
Periodical Articles
- Cantor, L.M. and Hatherly, J., 1977 'The medieval parks of Buckinghamshire' Records of Buckinghamshire Vol. 20.3
Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales (available via EThOS) (rejects Thompson identification)

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