Stately homes · West Midlands
Huddington Court
Huddington Court — 15th-century manor house in Huddington Worcestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Droitwich Spa · 7.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Huddington Court is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "15th-century manor house in Huddington Worcestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.2138°, -2.0856°.
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Heritage listing
Huddington Court is a 15th-century moated manor house in the village of Huddington in Worcestershire, England, some six miles east of Worcester. It was described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as 'the most picturesque house in Worcestershire'. It was the home of the Wintour family, of which the Gunpowder Plot conspirators Robert, Thomas and John Wintour are the most notorious. The house is a private residence and is not open to the public.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Huddington Court is a 15th-century moated manor house in the village of Huddington in Worcestershire, England, some six miles east of Worcester. It was described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as 'the most picturesque house in Worcestershire'. It was the home of the Wintour family, of which the Gunpowder Plot conspirators Robert, Thomas and John Wintour are the most notorious. The house is a private residence and is not open to the public. It has been Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England since 1952.
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Background
Description
The plans of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605 were, partially, conceived in Huddington Court. Two priest holes, believed to have been built by Nicholas Owen, are in the building. One is behind an oak panel in what was the chapel, where mass was said by the resident priest. The main section of the hole has another door which leads to a small room where the priest would not have wanted to suffer from claustrophobia! The other hiding hole is in the room opposite and is a door made to look like a part of the wall. This enters into a quite sizeable room that was only discovered in the 1920s. Following the arrest of Guy Fawkes the plotters fled to Huddington Court…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2138, -2.0856
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wychavon
- Parish
- Huddington
- Postcode
- WR9 7LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Nearest railway station
- Droitwich Spa — 7.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q13586006 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Huddington Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Huddington Court..jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Huddington Court?
- Huddington Court is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR9 7LJ), in the parish of Huddington.
- Is Huddington Court a listed building?
- Huddington Court is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to Huddington Court?
- The nearest railway station is Droitwich Spa, about 7.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR9 7LJ.