Bath Place, London Explained

Bath Place was a prominent London residence^[1] that had belonged to the Bishops of Bath and was near the King's residence.^[2]

On 27 June 1539,^[3] it was 'assured in Parliament to William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton, who was living there in April of that year. After that, it was known for a time as Hampton Place.'^[4] It was owned by William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton until his death in 1543.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Lockie's Topography of London. 1810. G. and W. Nicol ... W. Miller ... J. Hatchard ... J. White and Company ... J. Mawman ... [and 2 others].
2. Book: Archaeologia, or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity. 1922.
3. Book: The Bishops of Bath and Wells, 1540-1640: Social and Economic Problems. 1967. Athlone P..
4. Book: London Topographical Record, Illustrated. 1916.
5. p.114, Robert Hutchinson, Henry VIII: the Decline and Fall of a Tyrant