Editing Bishopthorpe Palace

{{short description|Grade I listed building in York, England}}
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[[File:BishopthorpePlalce(TomPennington)Jul1995.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Bishopthorpe Palace viewed from the Ouse, July 1995]]
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'''Bishopthorpe Palace''' is the official residence of the [[Archbishop of York]] at [[Bishopthorpe]], [[North Yorkshire]], England.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The palace is located on the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|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|thumb|right|Entrance front of the palace]]
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>  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.<ref name="1241 Manor House built and palace developments">{{Cite book | last =Anon | title =BISHOPTHORPE Remembered | year =1988 | publisher =Archbishop of York’s C.E. Junior School | isbn = 0951420003 | pages =26–8}}</ref>

[[File:Bishopthorpe Palace Chapel - full length.jpg|thumb|right|The chapel]]
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 (architect)|Thomas Atkinson]] between 1763 and 1769.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1132487|desc=Bishopthorpe Palace and Chapel|grade=I|accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref>

[[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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Bishopthorpe Palace}}
*[https://www.archbishopofyork.org/archbishop-york/about-bishopthorpe-palace Bishopthorpe Palace], The Archbishop of York

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[[Category:Bishopthorpe]]
[[Category:Country houses in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Episcopal palaces of archbishops of York]]
[[Category:Grade I listed buildings in York]]
[[Category:Houses in York]]