Welsh Bicknor

Courtfield, the manor house of Welsh Bicknor, was originally known as Greyfield or Greenfield (the Welsh colour glas originally referred to a scale of colours including greys, greens and blues). The name was altered after King Henry V of England had lived there as a young child of eight, following the death of his mother Mary de Bohun. He was under the care of Lady Margaret Montacute, wife of Sir John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. This was long before his father, King Henry IV, usurped the throne of King Richard II. An effigy of Lady Margaret Montacute can be seen in Welsh Bicknor church, and her plain tomb is beside the altar in Goodrich church. The manor house and surrounding land of…