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structure to help shed light on this. Neither the 

 modern road layout nor historic maps provide a 

 clear answer to this question. 



CONCLUSION 



The recent survey has pinpointed the likely location 

 of the episcopal residence at Potterne, at Courthill, 

 to the west of the village. The complex was 

 apparently quite extensive, as is to be expected 

 because of the large household that would have 

 travelled with the bishops. The precise layout of the 

 residence and its precinct are still obscure but any 

 future work will have a clear focus. 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



I am very grateful to Mr C. Pearce, the owner of 

 Great Orchard, for granting permission to carry out 

 the survey. Thanks also to Lesley Adams for her 

 help with the fieldwork. 



Notes 



1. e.g. Edwards 1959, 185 (03.03.1321), 242 



(04.01. 1322), 427 (29. 07. 1324); Reynolds 1965, 180 

 (09.04.1319) 



2. Horn 1982, 1030 (22.09.1408), 1035 (17.05.1410, 



1041 (27.02.1412), 1044 (17.12.1412), 1142-3 

 (07.06.1412) 



3. See also typescript itinerary of Bishop Beauchamp by 



Dick Sandell, held at Wiltshire Record Office 



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