Dorney Court
| Dorney Court | |
|---|---|
Stately home | |
| Town or city | Dorney, Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′09″N 0°40′33″W / 51.5024°N 0.6759°W |
Dorney Court is a
Early history
Dorney Manor is recorded in the
Palmer family
Sir William Garrard, who bought the manor of Dorney from James Hill in 1542, served as Lord Mayor of London in 1555. He died in 1571, and was succeeded by his elder son, also called Sir William Garrard, who died in 1607, leaving Dorney to his wife Elizabeth, to revert to his son and heir Thomas upon her death.[2]
The daughter of Sir William Garrard was Martha (died 1617), who married James Palmer (later Sir James Palmer, knighted 1629), and Dorney Court was acquired by her husband in 1624. This followed disputes within the Garrard family over the property, centred on Martha's brother Thomas Garrard, who married against the wishes of his father and whose own wife with her family also embroiled him in disputes.[2]
From Sir James, Dorney Court has passed from father to son in direct succession in the Palmer family down to the present day. His younger son was created Earl of Castlemaine but his older son inherited Dorney (Sir Philip Palmer, 1615–1683). Sir Philip's fourth but, at his death, oldest surviving son was Charles Palmer of Dorney (1651–1714).[2]
Charles Palmer's son inherited a
Sir Charles had a number of children by his cousin, but no marriage was proved, and so the children were illegitimate, and the title came to an end at his death in 1838 (see G.E.C.'s Complete Baronetage, Vol I (1900) s.v. Palmer, and also Burke's Extinct Baronetcies). Dorney Court, however, continued to be inherited by succeeding generations of the Palmer family.[4]
Dorney Court remains the family home of the Palmer family but is opened for visitors.[5]
Building
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On first appearances, the building appears to be entirely medieval, but in fact some of the exterior is a
In popular culture
Susan Cooper, who grew up in the village, uses Dorney Court (as the Manor) in her children's fantasy series The Dark Is Rising.[7]
The house has been open to the public since 1981. It has featured as a location in numerous films and TV programmes, such as
Dorney Court is the home of Form Plants nursery.[10]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Dorney Court (1124439)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e 'Parishes: Dorney', in A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1925), pp. 221-225. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp221-225
- ^ Sir James Palmer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry (1952 edition) "Palmer of Dorney Court"
- ^ "Visiting". Dorney Court. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0-600-35867-4.
- ^ "Interview with Susan Cooper | Robbins Library Digital Projects". d.lib.rochester.edu. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Locations : Dorney Court : The Adventure of the Western Star". IMDB.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "On location with Poirot". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ https://www.formplants.com/about/
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