Museums · West Midlands
Baddesley Clinton
Baddesley Clinton — manor house in Warwickshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Lapworth · 1.1 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Baddesley Clinton is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Owned by National Trust. Managed by National Trust. Part of National Trust. Address: B93 0DQ. Wikidata describes it as: "manor house in Warwickshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.3403°, -1.7093°.
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Heritage listing
Baddesley Clinton is a moated manor house, about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of the town of Warwick, in the village of Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England. The house probably originated in the 13th century, when large areas of the Forest of Arden were cleared for farmland. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and the house is a Grade I listed building. The house, park and gardens are owned by the National Trust and open to the public; they lie in a civil parish of the same name.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Baddesley Clinton is a moated manor house, about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of the town of Warwick, in the village of Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England. The house probably originated in the 13th century, when large areas of the Forest of Arden were cleared for farmland. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and the house is a Grade I listed building. The house, park and gardens are owned by the National Trust and open to the public; they lie in a civil parish of the same name.
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Background
History
In 1438, John Brome, Under-Treasurer of England, purchased the manor, which passed to his son, Nicholas Brome (d.1517), who rebuilt the nearby parish church dedicated to St Michael, as a penance for having murdered the parish priest, a crime reputed to have been committed inside the house. The house from this period was equipped with gun-ports, and possibly a drawbridge over the moat. When Nicholas Brome died in 1517, the house passed to his daughter, who in 1500 had married Sir Edward Ferrers, Sheriff of Warwickshire. The house remained in the Ferrers family until 1940, when it was purchased by Thomas Walker, a relative of the family who changed his name to Ferrers. His son, who inherited…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3403, -1.7093
- County
- Warwickshire
- District
- Warwick
- Parish
- Baddesley Clinton
- Postcode
- B93 0DQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Nearest railway station
- Lapworth — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4386885 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Baddesley Clinton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Baddesley Clinton house north 2016.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Baddesley Clinton?
- Baddesley Clinton is in Warwickshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B93 0DQ), in the parish of Baddesley Clinton.
- Who runs Baddesley Clinton?
- Baddesley Clinton is operated by National Trust.
- Is Baddesley Clinton a listed building?
- Baddesley Clinton is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Baddesley Clinton free to visit?
- Baddesley Clinton is operated by National Trust. Entry is free for National Trust members; non-members pay an admission charge.
- How do I get to Baddesley Clinton?
- The nearest railway station is Lapworth, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B93 0DQ.