… mentioned above, is the site of the former palace of the Bishops of Worcester with the remains of fishponds. The … Worcester. 22 It remained in the possession of successive bishops 23 until 1648, when it was sold by the Parliamentary … brought in 1 6 s. 8 d. 51 At the time of the sale of the bishops' lands in 1647 one mill was sold to Henry Haynes for …