Edgcote
Edgcote is a village and former
History
The village's name possibly means, "cottage(s) of the Hwicce", a tribal name.[2] On 1 October 2008 the parish was abolished and merged with Chipping Warden to form "Chipping Warden & Edgcote".[3]
Edgcote House
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Edgcote House is an 18th-century country house of two storeys plus a basement and a nine bay frontage.[4] It is built of local ironstone with dressings of fine grey stone.[4] Features include a carved mahogany staircase, and a drawing room decorated in a Chinese style. It is a Grade I listed building.
In 1543 the Edgcote estate, which had previously belonged to Anne of Cleves, was bought from the Crown by William Chauncy, MP for Northamptonshire and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1579.[5]
In the October 1642 Charles I abandoned Shrewsbury as his temporary headquarters after the battle of Wem, and made for Oxford/London.
ON the journey, Edgcote House was used as headquarters by the army of before the Battle of Edgehill on 23 October, the first major battle of the English Civil War.
The poet Mary Leapor worked at Edgcote House at a point in her life, and the poem "Crumble-Hall" was inspired by her time working there.[6]
By 1742 the house had descended to
His son William Henry Chauncy caused the village of Edgcote to be resited to improve his view sometime before 1788. The estate then passed to his unmarried sister Anna Maria Chauncy and from her to Thomas Carter, Richard Chauncy’s great-nephew, and from him to a distant cousin, Julia Frances Aubrey, who was married to William Cartwright. They moved in during 1847 and the Cartwrights remained in possession until 1926, when they were obliged to sell it to the Courage family. It has since been bought by businessman David Allen.
The 1,700-acre (690 ha) park was laid out in the 18th century and features a lake fed by the River Cherwell and the remains of a Roman villa.[12] The house is heated by heat energy extracted from the lake.[13]
Parish church
The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St. James are the 13th century south doorway and three-bay south arcade.[15] Inside the church is a series of monuments to the Chauncey family. The oldest are to Toby Chauncey (died 1579) and William Chauncey (died 1585).[15] They are followed by four monuments to 17th and 18th century members of the family carved by the Flemish sculptor John Michael Rysbrack.[4]
St. James' has a
St. James' parish is a member of the Benefice of Culworth with Sulgrave and Thorpe Mandeville and Chipping Warden with Edgcote and Moreton Pinkney.[18]
The Vicarage south of the church is a Georgian house of five bays.[4]
References
- ^ "Area selected: South Northamptonshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Towcester & Brackley Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 209
- ^ MacNamara, F. (1895). Memorials of the Danvers Family (of Dauntsey and Culworth): ... Hardy & Page, Lincoln's Inn. p. 378. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ DeMaria, Robert. British Literature 1640-1789 : An Anthology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 958.
- ^ "Edgcote House, Chipping Warden and Edgcote". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Beard, Geoffrey W. (1 October 1981). Craftsmen and Interior Decoration in England, 1660–1820. Holmes & Meier. pp. 286 and 290.
- ISBN 0-7195-3328-7.
- JSTOR 41827684at p. 346
- JSTOR 23402160
- ^ "The Manor - Edgcote- Northants". Goundspeak, inc. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Edgcote's lake and secret passage provide renewable energy". Historic Houses Association. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "The price of progress: country houses and the High Speed 2 rail project". 22 December 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ a b Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 208
- ^ a b c d e "Edgcote S James". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ Archbishops' Council (2011). "Benefice of Culworth with Sulgrave and Thorpe Mandeville and Chipping Warden with Edgcote and Moreton Pinkney". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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