Bishopthorpe Palace
{{short description|Grade I listed building in York, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
File:BishopthorpePlalce(TomPennington)Jul1995.jpg
{{OSM Location map
| lat =53.95
| lon =-1.09
| float=right
| zoom =11
| width = 230
| height = 350
| caption = Bishopthorpe Palace, City of York
| minimap = file
| mini-file=York UK locator map.svg
| mini-width=100
| mini-height=73
| minipog-x=61
| minipog-y=49
| scalemark =120
| mark-lat = 53.9230
| mark-lon =-1.0920
|mark-size=10
| label =
|label-size=10
|label-color=black
|label-pos=left
| mark-title = Bishopthorpe Palace
| mark-image = Bishopthorpe Palace by the Ouse - geograph.org.uk - 1512242.jpg
| mark-description = Bishopthorpe Palace is the official residence of the Archbishop of York
}}
Bishopthorpe Palace is the official residence of the Archbishop of York at Bishopthorpe, North Yorkshire, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11606|publisher=University of Portsmouth|title=History of Bishopthorpe, in York and West Riding {{!}} Map and description|website=A vision of Britain|date=2017|accessdate=10 March 2021}} The palace is located on the River Ouse and is approximately {{Convert|3|mi|km|abbr=out}} south of York, which is the location of the diocese's cathedral, York Minster.
Background
File:Bishopthorpe Palace - entrance front.jpg
In 1226, Archbishop Walter de Gray bought the manor house at what was then St. Andrewthorpe and gave it to the Dean and Chapter of York Minster. Since then, the village became known as Bishopthorpe.{{cite web|url=http://www.archbishopofyork.org/pages/about-bishopthorpe-palace-.html|title=About Bishopthorpe Palace|website=archbishopofyork.org|access-date=20 June 2017|archive-date=23 April 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423133721/http://www.archbishopofyork.org/pages/about-bishopthorpe-palace-.html|url-status=dead}} In 1241 he built a Manor House and Chapel on the site. A red brick north wing was built in the fifteenth century and the Gatehouse was built in 1765. In 1863, a water tower was built to extract water from a well, rather than using river water for drinking. The tower was demolished in 1946 but some foundations are still visible in garden of Iona Lodge.{{Cite book | last =Anon | title =BISHOPTHORPE Remembered | year =1988 | publisher =Archbishop of York’s C.E. Junior School | isbn = 0951420003 | pages =26–8}}
File:Bishopthorpe Palace Chapel - full length.jpg
The palace is a Grade I listed building in a wooded, rural setting and includes a gatehouse, stables, a brewhouse and brewster's cottage. It was remodelled by Thomas Atkinson between 1763 and 1769.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1132487|desc=Bishopthorpe Palace and Chapel|grade=I|accessdate=20 June 2017}}
John Sentamu, who was Archbishop from 2005 to 2020, did not initially move into the palace, as it was just beginning a major renovation and restoration at the time.{{cite news|last=Dooks|first=Brian|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/new-look-for-historic-palace-1-2383493|title=New look for historic palace|date=17 August 2006|work=The Yorkshire Post|access-date=20 June 2017}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Bishopthorpe Palace}}
- [https://www.archbishopofyork.org/archbishop-york/about-bishopthorpe-palace Bishopthorpe Palace], The Archbishop of York
{{coord|53.9245|N|1.0920|W|type:landmark|display=title}}
Category:Country houses in North Yorkshire
Category:Episcopal palaces of archbishops of York