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Bishops Palace

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Bishops Palace stands in Herefordshire as a castle, though no surviving chamber or garden is certain. It may have been a modest residence for a bishop, a place of quiet authority rather than wartime defence. The name suggests a man who ruled faith and land at once, sitting inside walls that watched the city breathe.
Bishops Palace is shown as a castle on the public map of Herefordshire. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Bishops Palace was built in the 13th century as the residence of the Bishop of Hereford. It is important as a historical and architectural landmark reflecting the ecclesiastical power and influence in medieval Herefordshire.

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Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0