Monkton Farleigh Manor
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Monkton Farleigh Manor is a Grade I listed country house built on the site of a Cluniac priory founded in 1125 in Wiltshire
, situated 3 miles (6 km) from Bradford-on-Avon, and 5 miles (8 km) from the city of Bath.
, then Viscount Beauchamp, obtained a grant of the site and ground of the late priory, its church, bell-tower, and churchyard, the manor and advowson of Farleigh, and all the property in Farleigh.
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 of Salisbury
by John son of Richard Long of Rood Ashton
, on whose death in 1833 it passed to his son John. The Longs retained the lease until 1842, when it passed to Wade Browne. After his death in 1851 it was sublet to a succession of tenants, and eventually the Ecclesiastical Commissioners formed the manor into a freehold estate, and the part of it attached to the manor house, along with the house itself, was sold in 1873 to Sir Charles Hobhouse
, Bt, whose descendants are the present owners.
Bishop Jewel’s Room in the old west wing is named after John Jewel
, who died at the house in 1571.
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, situated 3 miles (6 km) from Bradford-on-Avon, and 5 miles (8 km) from the city of Bath.
History
In 1536 Sir Edward SeymourEdward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, KG, Earl Marshal was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549....
, then Viscount Beauchamp, obtained a grant of the site and ground of the late priory, its church, bell-tower, and churchyard, the manor and advowson of Farleigh, and all the property in Farleigh.
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
Monkton House
Monkton House in Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire, is a Grade II* listed English 16th century house close to the boundaries of Somerset and Gloucestershire.-History:...
in nearby Broughton Gifford
Broughton Gifford
Broughton Gifford is a village and civil parish about west of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 822.The village has two parts:...
.
The house was occupied by the Seymour family from 1737 to 1804. In 1812 the lease was acquired from the Bishop of Salisbury
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset...
by John son of Richard Long of Rood Ashton
West Ashton
West Ashton is a village civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is two miles south of Trowbridge, on the A350 road between Melksham and Yarnbrook bypassing Trowbridge....
, on whose death in 1833 it passed to his son John. The Longs retained the lease until 1842, when it passed to Wade Browne. After his death in 1851 it was sublet to a succession of tenants, and eventually the Ecclesiastical Commissioners formed the manor into a freehold estate, and the part of it attached to the manor house, along with the house itself, was sold in 1873 to Sir Charles Hobhouse
Hobhouse Baronets
The Hobhouse Baronetcy, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 December 1812 for Benjamin Hobhouse, a wealthy brewer and Member of Parliament for Bletchingley, Grampound and Hendon...
, Bt, whose descendants are the present owners.
Bishop Jewel’s Room in the old west wing is named after John Jewel
John Jewel
John Jewel was an English bishop of Salisbury.-Life:He was the son of John Jewel of Buden, Devon, was educated under his uncle John Bellamy, rector of Hampton, and other private tutors until his matriculation at Merton College, Oxford, in July 1535.There he was taught by John Parkhurst,...
, who died at the house in 1571.
External links
- http://www.freshford.com/monkton_farleigh_priory.htm