Information for record number MWA1941:
Longbridge Manor, Warwick

Summary Longbridge Manor, a manor house first built during the Medieval period but altered during the Post Medieval period. A fishpond associated with the house is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It is situated 1km north east of Sherbourne.
What Is It?  
Type: Manor House, House
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II*)
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 Longbridge Manor was the former home of the Staunton family. In 1616 an inventory of the goods of Humphrey Staunton showed the manor house to comprise a hall, parlour and kitchen with chambers and attics above.
2 Of 14th-15th century origin and former home of the Staunton family. The main portion of the south elevation is of early 17th century date, and is 2 storeys high. The rear wing is all that remains of the 16th century building. It has two bays of close-studded framing below a wall plate of square panels with quarter rounds. The hipped roof is covered with old tiles. The south block was added c.1700. It is two storeys high and five bays wide. The central bay is recessed. Nearly all the walls are covered in modern roughcast. Extensions to the east and west are in keeping with the style of the house.
3 There is also a fishpond associated with the house, it appears on the 1886 OS map.
4 1973 LBL description.
5 Historical background taken from records has found more detail regarding ownership, the nature of the house and its grounds.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 8, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pugh R B (ed)
Date: 1969
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 8
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1973
Page Number: 73-4
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1948
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Rugby
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Glew J T
Date: 1982
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1941
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Longbridge Manor, Longbridge, Warwick by Steven Wallsgrove
Author/originator: Wallsgrove S
Date: 2011
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument KITCHEN * A building or room where food is prepared and cooked. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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