Preston Manor is located in Preston, Sussex in England. During the Domesday survey of 1086 it is believed that Preston had a manor house with a simple timber-framed structure but no trace of it exists today. In the survey the manor was valued at £25 with its own church, 12 ploughs, 8 oxen and an [...]
Somerleyton Hall is located in Lowestoft, Suffolk in England. Somerleyton Hall stands on the site of an earlier building which was erected in 1240 by Sir Peter Fitzosbert. When Peter’s daughter married into the Jernegan family, the male heirs of the of the Fitzosbert family were no more and the estate was passed over to the [...]
Tutbury Castle is located in Tutbury, Staffordshire in England. Hugh d’ Avranches was granted Tutbury in 1068. Between 1068 and 1069 Tutbury Castle was built in the form of a Motte and Bailey. In 1071 Tutbury was granted to Henry de Ferrers. The town of Tutbury was recorded in the Domesday Book as the third [...]
Moreton Corbet Castle is located in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire in England. The castle was first established by the Toret family in the 1100′s. The castle remained within the Toret family until 1239 when it was passed over to the Corbet family through marriage who still owns the castle to this day. It is thought that [...]
Lilleshall Abbey is located in Telford, Shropshire in England. The abbey was built during the 12th century, founded by Richard de Belmeis. Richard settled a group of Arrouasian (later know as Augustinian) Canons at the site in 1148. The abbey was visited twice in the mid 12th century by King Henry 3rd. Farmland, watermills and properties gained [...]
Clifton Hall is located in Holgate, Nottingham in England. The original hall was built during the 11th century and was mentioned in the domesday book. The hall was originally built as a tower house designed to be used for defence and residence. In 1632 Charles 1st stayed at Clifton Hall as a guest of the [...]
Chillingham Castle is located in Chillingham, Northumberland in England. The castle was built in the 12th century and was used as a monastery. During the medieval times the castle was used as a staging post for English armies who were entering Scotland as it is right on the border between the two countries. The Scottish repeatedly [...]
Baconsthorpe Castle is located in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk in England. The castle was constructed by John Heydon and Sir Henry Heydon between 1460 and 1486. Originally the building started off as a quadrilateral manor house but as the Heydon family grew richer the castle grew more grand and elaborate. During the 16th century the owner of the castle [...]
Ordsall Hall is located in Salford, Manchester in England. The oldest parts of the hall date back to the 15th century and was once moated. In 1605 it is rumored that Guy Fawkes and Robert Catesby plotted the gunpower plot in the star chamber of Ordsall Hall before escaping through an underground tunnel. In 1639 the brick house was added onto [...]
Appuldercombe House is located in Wroxall, Isle of Wight in England. Appuldurcombe House was built around the year 1100 and was originally used as a Priory. Over the following years it was used as a Convent and family home. The original house which was owned by Sir Robert Worsley was replaced in 1702 by architect [...]
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