Historic houses · West Midlands
Boarstall Tower
Boarstall Tower — Grade I listed house in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bicester Village · 8.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Boarstall Tower is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed house in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.8234°, -1.0957°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Boarstall Tower is a 14th-century moated gatehouse located in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, and now, with its surrounding gardens, a National Trust property. Until March 2020, the National Trust offered tours on Wednesday afternoons. The tower was closed during the Covid pandemic but recently reopened for selective dates in the summer.
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Background
History
According to legend King Edward the Confessor gave some land to one of his men in return for slaying a wild boar that had infested the nearby Bernwood Forest. The man built himself a mansion on this land and called it "Boar-stall" (Old English for 'Boar House') in memory of the slain beast. The man, known as Neil, was also given a horn from the dead beast, and the legend says that whoever shall possess the horn shall be the lord of the manor of Boarstall. Manorial records of 1265 show that the owner of the manor of Boarstall was the ceremonial keeper of the Bernwood Forest, suggesting a link with the earlier legend. The manor was fortified in 1312 by the construction of a defensive…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8234, -1.0957
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Boarstall
- Postcode
- HP18 9UX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Established
- 1312
- Nearest railway station
- Bicester Village — 8.5 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4931469 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Boarstall Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Boarstall Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1062939.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Boarstall Tower?
- Boarstall Tower is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP18 9UX), in the parish of Boarstall.
- When was Boarstall Tower built?
- Built or established in 1312.
- Who owns Boarstall Tower?
- Boarstall Tower is owned by |controlledby =.
- Is Boarstall Tower a listed building?
- Boarstall Tower is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Boarstall Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Boarstall Tower is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Boarstall Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HP18 9UX. It sits within the Mid Buckinghamshire parliamentary constituency.