Stately homes · West Midlands
Bassetsbury Manor
Bassetsbury Manor — manor house in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- High Wycombe · 0.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bassetsbury Manor is a historic house in the West Midlands. Officially recognised as Grade II* listed building. The site is within the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Wycombe parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is High Wycombe, about 0.9 km away. Postcode area HP11.
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Heritage listing
Details BASSETSBURY LANE 1. 963 Bassetsbury Manor SU 8792 5/59 9.1.54. II* GV 2. Late C17 or early C18. Red and chequered red and grey brickwork, old tiled. roof. L-plan with main fronts north and west. North front has chamfered plinth, 1st floor stringcourse, wooden modillioned cornice. 7 wood mullioned and transomed 2 light flush casements under flat arches, 1st floor aprons. Central 2 fold 12 fielded panel door in architrave frame, surround of slim brick pilasters, ovolo cornice surmounted by lead cartouche. Rainwater head dated 1734 with initials SW. West front of similar design, 6 windows. South end, rebuilt circa 1930, his wooden loggia with C17 Corinthian columns from a house in Nottingham Market Place. Upper storey of south front redesigned with central round headed window, in brick panel with rusticated flint surround, flanking oblong panels containing carved wooden reliefs of animal masks above scroll- work. Chimney stack with 4 diagonally set shafts suggests C17 structure. Back elevations partly C16 in character. Chequers, Bassetsbury Mill, Manor, Stables and Barn form a group. Listing NGR: SU8765492378 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 45963 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Bassetsbury Manor is a Grade II* listed stately home located in the West Midlands, within an unparished area of Buckinghamshire (postcode HP11). The manor is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the Chilterns.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6234, -0.7352
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Buckinghamshire, unparished area
- Postcode
- HP11 1QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wycombe
- Nearest railway station
- High Wycombe — 0.9 km
- Official site
- chilternrangers.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17541483 (CC0)
- commons: Bassetsbury Manor - geograph.org.uk - 843360.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bassetsbury Manor?
- Bassetsbury Manor is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP11 1QX), in the parish of Buckinghamshire, unparished area.
- Is Bassetsbury Manor a listed building?
- Bassetsbury Manor is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Bassetsbury Manor a protected site?
- Yes — Bassetsbury Manor is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Bassetsbury Manor?
- The nearest railway station is High Wycombe, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP11 1QX.