Greys Court
Greys Court is a
Overview
As Redrefield it was the principal
The mainly Tudor-style house has a courtyard and gardens. The
The house remains furnished as a family home, with some outstanding 18th-century plasterwork interiors. It is a
History
John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield, one of the original founder Knights of the Garter, was granted a license to crenellate his Rotherfield house in 1346, when he also considerably enlarged the group of buildings and added a castle around 1347. The estate passed to the Crown in 1485 and was granted to Robert Knollys in 1514 for an annual rental of a red rose, remaining in the Knollys family until 1642, during which time the current house and its associated buildings were constructed.[citation needed]
Sir William Paul bought the house in 1686 and it passed via his son William's daughter's dowry to Sir William Stapleton, 4th Baronet in 1724.[citation needed]
Between 1935 and 1937 the house was occupied by Evelyn Fleming, mother of the author Ian Fleming.[4]
In 1937 the house was bought from the
Filming location
The house has been used as a filming location for Downton Abbey,[5] Agatha Christie's Poirot,[6] and Midsomer Murders.[7][8]
See also
- House of Grey
- Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
- Nuffield Place, a nearby National Trust property
References
- TripAdvisor, UK, archived from the originalon 19 September 2015, retrieved 29 August 2015
- ^ a b Roy Martin Haines, « Grey, John de (d. 1214) », Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- ^ Historic England. "Grey's Court, Rotherfield Greys (1181202)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Greys Court". Chilterns Conservation Board. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Greys Court lands starring role". Henley Standard. Higgs Group. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- IMDb
- ^ Street, Joan. "A SACRED TRUST: Series 14, Episode 7". Midsomer Murders. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Midsomer Murders: Complete Series 14". ACORN. Acorn DVD. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
External links
- Greys Court information from the National Trust
- Greys Court on Twitter
- Information from Culture24
- A bird's-eye view of Greys Court Rotherfield Greys in the 17th or 18th century from Scran
- AboutBritain.com information
- TourUK information
- Gardens-Guide information
- Photos of Greys Court, Oxfordshire, petergoodearl.co.uk
- Castles Abbeys and Medieval Buildings information by Michael W. Cook