Monkton Farleigh Manor
Monkton Farleigh Manor is a
History
In 1536 Sir
The earliest part of the manor house, built of materials from the priory and dating from the 16th century, is on the western side. There were additions in the 17th century, and in the 18th century further extensive additions were made. Above the mullioned windows are 12th and 13th century carved fragments from the adjoining monastic site, including a coffin lid with a carved cross. The cellars of the house belonged to the original conventual buildings of the priory. Part of an altar tomb with heavy carving from the priory has been incorporated into a chimney-piece at Monkton House in nearby Broughton Gifford.
The house was occupied by the Seymour family from 1737 to 1804. In 1812 the lease was acquired from the
Bishop Jewel's Room in the old west wing is named after John Jewel, who died at the house in 1571.
The house was recorded as Grade I listed in 1962.[1] Near the house, a free-standing gable end wall – the remains of the priory's 13th-century refectory – is also Grade I listed.[2]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Monkton Farleigh Manor (1364109)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Remains of the Refectory at Monkton Farleigh Manor (1021833)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 7 pp66–69 – Parishes: Monkton Fairleigh". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
External links
- Monkton Farleigh Priory at freshford.com
- Charles Hobhouse (December 1881). "Some Account of the Parish of Monkton Farleigh". Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 20: 66–106. Has a drawing of the priory ruins.