Great Bow Bridge

The first mention of it under its present name occurs in the Testa de Nevill towards the end of the 13th century, when it was held in two moieties, half a fee under John de Lisle of Wootton by Henry de Botebrigge, and a fifth of a fee, formerly held by Walter Urry under Matilda de Estur of Gatcombe, by the Abbot of Quarr Abbey. In 1328, Henry de Botebrigge, and in 1331 Robert de Botebrigge, confirmed a grant made by their ancestors in frankalmoign to the Abbot and convent of Quarr of part of the meadow called Ryedemede in the east part of the road from Budbridge to 'la Rydeforde.' By the middle of the 14th century, Henry de Botebrigge had been succeeded by Henry Romyn. In 1358, William de…

The manor has a small double-fronted façade with an arch door, indicative of a small manor house. It is built with bricks. The upper floor has mullioned windows. The house, a simple Jacobean structure with stone mullioned windows, is low but picturesque. A projecting porch, dated 1668 as an addition, was part of a renovation. Although now modernised, it retains much of its early character.