Clarendon Palace

Clarendon Palace was a significant medieval royal residence in rural Wiltshire, established well before the nearby city of Salisbury was founded in the 1200s. Recognized as the most westerly major royal rural residence in medieval England, the palace represented an important centre of royal power from the 1100s until its abandonment around 1500. Today, visitors can observe extensive earthworks throughout the landscape, including a major section of the Great Hall's eastern wall that remains standing, and evidence of an exceptionally large associated deer park. Now managed by the Friends of Clarendon Palace, the site continues to attract archaeological interest and international visitors interested in medieval royal history.