Winchester in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
The Treasury
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 2, 2024
1. The Treasury Marker
The bishops derived their wealth from vast landholdings, one of the richest estates of medieval England. The yearly income and expenditure on the estates was recorded in great detail in the Pipe Rolls, an astonishing surviving series of documents covering the years from 1208-9 until 1710-11.
Each year, the estate manors totalled up their accounts, and sent the profit in cash directly to the treasury at Wolvesey. In the year 1301-2, this profit totalled £5,188, over £2 million in today's money. Income was generated from land rents, sales of produce, and fees imposed at the manor courts.
After the 1370s, the Pipe Rolls were probably stored in this gatehouse, where the treasurer's quarters and the treasury was located. Today they are held by Hampshire Record Office.
The bishop's yearly accounts were called pipas in Latin, reflecting the shape of the large parchment manuscripts when rolled.
Erected by English Heritage.
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Location. 51° 3.56′ N, 1° 18.615′ W. Marker is in Winchester, England, in Hampshire. It can be reached from no nearby street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winchester, England SO23, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Woodman's Gate (here, next to this marker); A Travelling Lifestyle (a few steps from this marker); The Early Palace and the West Hall (a few steps from this marker); Early Medieval Plumbing (a few steps from this marker); An Audience with the Bishop (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fortification of Wolvesey (within shouting distance of this marker); The Home of Bishop Henry
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 2, 2024
2. Wolvesey Castle
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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