A bishop's palace is a form of ecclesiastical architecture constituting the official residence of a bishop.The term was not used in the British Isles until the Church of England was restructured following the Norman Conquest of 1066 AD.
See palaces were those which were in the vicinity of the bishops' cathedrals, others were more modest manor houses.
They were generally set within enclosures, sometimes moated, often including ancillary buildings, such as halls, chapels or gatehouses.
Although many were used throughout the medieval period, their use declined after the Reformation, and only a few are still in use in the twenty-first century.
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