Where did a medieval scribe live?

Answer 1

That depends on whether he was a cleric (a Church scribe) or a layman.

Church scribes were mainly monks, although some priests and other clerical grades could work as scribes. Monks lived in monasteries (either abbeys or priories).

Lay scribes existed from the 13th century onwards; they were usually trained in Church schools and then left to set up shops in towns where they would produce documents, books, letters, wills and so on for payment. They usually had a small living area over the shop.