Historic houses · West Midlands
Brinsop Court
In or near Credenhill.
Brinsop Court in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Broomy Hill · 8.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Brinsop Court, the nearest railway station is Broomy Hill, located 8.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is HR4 7AX. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Brinsop Court is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Lugg SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brinsop Court, Brinsop, Herefordshire, England is a manor house dating from the 14th century. The house was much extended in the 16th and 17th centuries, and reconstructed in the early 20th century by Henry Avray Tipping. Brinsop contains many period features including fireplaces, ceilings and wooden panelling. The house is surrounded by lawns, encircled by a moat and stands within an 800-acre estate. It remains privately owned and is now primarily used as an events venue.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Old Court at Brinsop was built in the early fourteenth century by a local squire, and was grander than a similar manor across the county at Cheyney Longville, which was owned by a knight and member of parliament. An ancient manuscript mentions that <blockquote>a moat round and approached by a drawbridge; within the quadrangle was a Chapel and a crypt beneath it, a dungeon and a blacksmith's forge. The Chapel, with the staircase leading to it, occupied one side of the square; it had a groined roof and walls painted in frescoes.... Two towers flanked the drawbridge, having grotesque figures on their tops - one being a monkey playing with a fiddle. In the inner court was a third tower,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1077, -2.8103
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Brinsop and Wormsley
- Postcode
- HR4 7AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Broomy Hill — 8.3 km
- Official site
- www.brinsopcourt.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17530366 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brinsop Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brinsop Court?
- Brinsop Court is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR4 7AX), in the parish of Brinsop and Wormsley.
- What is Brinsop Court?
- Brinsop Court in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Brinsop Court?
- The nearest railway station is Broomy Hill, about 8.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode HR4 7AX.
- Who owns Brinsop Court?
- Brinsop Court is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Brinsop Court a protected site?
- Yes — Brinsop Court is part of the River Lugg SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Brinsop Court?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HR4 7AX. It sits within the North Herefordshire parliamentary constituency.