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The Liberty of the Clink was an area in Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames, opposite the City of London.Although situated in Surrey the liberty was exempt from the jurisdiction of the county's sheriff and was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Winchester who was usually either the Chancellor or Treasurer of the King.
The Clink was a prison in Southwark, England, which operated from the 12th century until 1780. The prison served the Liberty of the Clink , a local manor area owned by the Bishop of Winchester rather than by the reigning monarch.
In Clink Street, Southwark, one end wall of the palace hall, containing a rose window thirteen feet in diameter, is all that now remains standing. The manor was also called the "Liberty of the Clink", because it included the prison called "The Clink". Being free of the county jurisdiction of Surrey, and of London, the Liberty became especially ...
A liberty was an English unit originating in the Middle Ages, ... Bridgnorth Liberty; Chichester; Liberty of the Clink; Coldharbour, City of London; Dibden Liberty;
It included the Liberty of the Clink that had been part of St Saviour's parish. In 1855 it was grouped with Southwark Christchurch into the St Saviour's District of the Metropolis. It became part of the County of London in 1889. The Saviour's District was abolished in 1900 and Southwark St Saviour became part of the Metropolitan Borough of ...
Winchester Palace was a 12th-century bishop's palace that served as the London townhouse of the Bishops of Winchester. [1] [2] It was located in the parish of Southwark in Surrey, on the south bank of the River Thames (opposite the City of London) on what is now Clink Street [3] in the London Borough of Southwark, near St Saviour's Church (which later became Southwark Cathedral).
Southwark St Saviour (including the Liberty of the Clink) 126 acres: 13,064 Until 1889 the district was in the county of Surrey, ...
The Rose was the first of several theatres to be situated in Bankside, Southwark near the south shore of the River Thames. The area was known for its leisure attractions such as bear/bull-baitings, gaming dens and brothels. It was located in the Liberty of the Clink, a
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