Historic houses · South Wales
Manor House, Chew Magna
Manor House, Chew Magna — historic site in Somerset, England, UK.
Neil Owen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Parson Street · 7.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Manor House, Chew Magna is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "historic site in Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3669°, -2.6178°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Manor House in Chew Magna, Somerset, England, was a country house built in the mid-17th century. It was the principal residence of the Adlam family from the mid-1800s until 1940. The house is a Grade II* listed building and was part of the Sacred Heart Convent School. It has now been redeveloped and returned to residential use.
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Background
History
The four-storey manor house has Tudor origins, including a fireplace dated 1656. It incorporates a tower which remains from an earlier building on the site which dates from the late 15th or early 16th century. Among the brought-in pieces in the house are two South German reliefs, "The Martyrdoms of St Catherine and St Sebastian", from an altar of the early 16th century. There are also a series of panels in the Floris style, probably Flemish and with a repeating date 1562. From 1680 to 1824, the Manor House was the home of prominent Quaker families including the Vickris, the Summers and the Harfords. William Penn preached here in 1687. In the 1860s, the house was remodelled in a Gothic…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3669, -2.6178
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Chew Magna
- Postcode
- BS40 8QD
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Established
- 1656
- Nearest railway station
- Parson Street — 7.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6751343 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Manor House, Chew Magna (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Manor House, Chew Magna?
- Manor House, Chew Magna is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 8QD), in the parish of Chew Magna.
- When was Manor House, Chew Magna built?
- Built or established in 1656.
- Who owns Manor House, Chew Magna?
- Manor House, Chew Magna is owned by | designation1 =Grade II* listed building.
- Is Manor House, Chew Magna a listed building?
- Manor House, Chew Magna is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Manor House, Chew Magna a protected site?
- Yes — Manor House, Chew Magna is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Manor House, Chew Magna?
- The nearest railway station is Parson Street, about 7.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 8QD.