Information for record number MWA2212:
Site of Post Medieval Manor House at Offchurch Bury

Summary A manor house which dates from the Post Medieval period with extensions added during the 17th century. Two wings of the house were demolished during the 1950s but the central part still stands. It is situated 700m east of Newbold Comyn Park.
What Is It?  
Type: Manor House, House
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Offchurch
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Information on the manorial history exists from 1267 and the place appears to have been a possession of Coventry Priory, possibly from its foundation. In 1542 the capital messuage was granted to Sir Edmund Knightley. At this date the premises included a chapel (PRN 5241) and burial ground (PRN 2216), a stone dovecote, a lofty hall, a further building and several waters. The house is built of stone, the earlier part, now the servants' quarters, dating from the time of Henry VIII (1509-47) and retaining many of the original roof timbers. The E front of this wing retains its large stone mullioned and transomed windows and small gables. The N and E portions of the house were probably built in the 17th century.
2 S and E wings pulled down in 1956 and central part replanned as a complete house.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 44NE
Author/originator: JMM
Date:
Page Number: 44NE
Volume/Sheet: Annotated Map
   
Images:  
A view of Offchurch Bury, Offchurch
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1900s
Click here for larger image  
 
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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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monument DOVECOTE * A building, or part of a building, used to house doves and pigeons, usually placed at a height above the ground, with openings and provision inside for roosting and breeding. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument MESSUAGE * A dwelling-house with outbuildings and land assigned to its use. back

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