Bishop Wilton, Past and Present  

The Site of the Palace of the Archbishops of York

By Members of the Local History Group

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This article, subtitled "A Summary of Research So Far", appeared in Bulletin No. 15 which was published in May 2007. It is provided here as an extract in Adobe PDF format (click on the icon below):

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The article explains our dating of the site's creation and decline, unravels confusion over who the Palace was built for and clarifies the site's boundaries. It also describes progress towards recreating the site's appearance based on aerial photographs and architectural comparisons.