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King John's Palace is the remains of a former medieval royal residence in Clipstone, north-west Nottinghamshire. The name "King John's Palace" has been used since the 18th century; prior to that the site was known as the "King's Houses" .
The place-name Clipstone seems to contain an Old Norse personal name, Klyppr, with tun (Old English), an enclosure or farmstead, so 'Klyppr's farm or settlement'. [8] [9] [10] Edward I bestowed the King part of its name after Parliament was held at King John's Palace in 1290 "Clipiston Regis", [11] and appeared on later maps as Kings Clipstone ...
King John's Palace is the ruined walls of a former medieval royal residence previously used for hunting trips into Sherwood Forest near to Kings Clipstone. While there is no conclusive proof of the medieval royal residence being built by King John , there were known to be 1400 acres of forested deer park (and 70 acres of rabbit warrens) next to ...
English: King John's Palace features the remains of a hunting palace that was used and visited by six successive Plantagenet kings. Ongoing archaeology excavations are attempting to map out the boundaries of the original palace and successive additions.
King John's Palace at Clipstone: King John's Palace: Building King's Clipstone, Mansfield Remains of a former medieval royal residence in Clipstone. It has been known as "King John's Palace" (although King John only spent a few days here) since the 18th century. It was previously known as the "King's Houses", built for Henry II from 1176 within ...
The remains of a hunting lodge can be found at Kings Clipstone named King John's Palace. [ 6 ] [ 5 ] After the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII of England in 1536, the land of Sherwood was sold and granted into private ownership which was converted into house estates.
The tree stood around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from King John's Palace at Clipstone. [2] King John stayed at the palace from around the time of his 1199 accession for hunting in Clipstone Park, part of Sherwood Forest. [3] [4] Clipstone was one of the oldest parks in England, being enclosed for hunting since before the 1066 Norman Conquest. [4]
Mansfield, Skegby and Sutton in Ashfield were the land of the king in 1086 as stated in the Doomsday Book. [13] There are remains of the 12th-century King John's Palace in Clipstone, between Mansfield and Edwinstowe, and it was an area of retreat for royal