Manor House

The earlier manor house on the site, which may have been built around 1308, was destroyed by fire in the 1457, and rebuilt with local Hamstone between 1473 and 1500. The fire was started by an "armed mob" led by the local rector as part of a dispute between local families of the House of Courtenay who were Earls of Devon then led by Thomas de Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon and the Bonville family led by William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville. The house was purchased by an architect, John Moore, in 1866, who carried out various restoration and rebuilding until he died, when the work was continued by his brother and sons. Sir Aston Webb or his son Maurice Webb, rebuilt the South East wing…

The two-storey house now has a U-shaped plan following the additions to the original house in the 17th and 20th centuries. The west front is of six bays. Above the porch is the arms of the Portman family. Behind the porch is a screens passage leading to the hall and a staircase to a minstrels' gallery. The hall has an arch braced collar beam trussed roof and a 15th-century fireplace. The Portman Room has a frieze on the plaster ceiling and a heraldic overmantel above the fireplace.