Historic houses · South West England
Bratton Court
Bratton Court — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-south-west, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bratton Court is a Grade I-listed building in england-south-west, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bratton Court in the hamlet of Bratton within the parish of Minehead Without, Somerset, England was built as a manor house, with a 14th-century open hall and 15th-century solar hall. It is within the Exmoor National Park and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. It was enlarged in the 17th century and extensively altered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is now a farmhouse divided into 2 dwellings. The gatehouse and the barn at the west end of the courtyard date from the fifteenth century and are also listed as Grade I buildings.
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Background
Architecture
Bratton Court was built as a manor house in the fourteenth century, when the open hall was constructed, and fifteenth century when the solar hall was added. Further additions were made in the seventeenth century and considerable alterations were made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It has a T-shaped plan and is built of rubble stone, now rendered, with slate roofs, large stone chimney stack to the left of the entrance and a smaller one to the right. The main block is two storeys high with nineteenth century casement windows. It is a three cell unit with an open hall, with one bay to the left of the wooden entrance porch and two bays to the right. A cross passage is…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2061, -3.5101
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Minehead Without
- Postcode
- TA24 8SL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
Sources
- wikidata: Q4958138 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bratton Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bratton Court?
- Bratton Court is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA24 8SL), in the parish of Minehead Without.
- Is Bratton Court a listed building?
- Bratton Court is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Bratton Court?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA24 8SL. It sits within the Tiverton and Minehead parliamentary constituency.