Where is Madeley Court?

Madeley Court is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.6433°, -2.4515°.

Gardens · West Midlands

Madeley Court

Madeley Court — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year: Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)

Madeley Court is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Madeley Court is a 16th-century country house in Madeley, Shropshire, England which was originally built as a grange to the medieval Wenlock Priory. It has since been restored as a hotel. The house is ashlar built in two storeys to an L-shaped plan and is a Grade II* listed building. To the south west of the house is a 16th-century gatehouse which is separately grade I listed.

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Background

History

Source: After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the manor of Madeley was acquired in 1544 from Wenlock Priory by Sir Robert Brooke, afterwards Speaker of the House of Commons, The manor passed down in the Brooke family. In 1651 the house was occupied by a Roman Catholic, Francis Wolfe, when he received a visit from Charles II, accompanied by Richard Penderel, when escaping after the Battle of Worcester. The house then had several hiding places but Wolfe advised the house was no longer safe for concealment and let the king stay overnight in a barn (now part of Upper House) while Wolfe and Penderel unsuccessfully scouted the Severn crossings which were patrolled by Parliamentary troops.…

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