Stately homes · East of England
Toddington Manor
In or near Toddington.
Toddington Manor — manor house in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
M J Richardson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Harlington · 3.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Toddington Manor, the nearest railway station is Harlington, located 3.2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is LU5 6HJ. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Toddington Manor is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "manor house in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.9581°, -0.5416°.
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Heritage listing
Toddington Manor is a Tudor country house in the English county of Bedfordshire, near the village of Toddington and is a Grade II listed building with a 1745 main block and 1850 additions. It was restored by Sir Neville and Lady Bowman-Shaw from 1979-81. The manor consists of the north-east corner of what was a large, three-courtyard, palace built by Henry Cheyne, 1st Baron Cheyne, circa 1560. Within the grounds are the remains of a 13th-century manor built by Sir Paulinus Pever, a royal steward under Henry III.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Toddington Manor is a Tudor country house in the English county of Bedfordshire, near the village of Toddington and is a Grade II listed building with a 1745 main block and 1850 additions. It was restored by Sir Neville and Lady Bowman-Shaw from 1979-81. The manor consists of the north-east corner of what was a large, three-courtyard, palace built by Henry Cheyne, 1st Baron Cheyne, circa 1560. Within the grounds are the remains of a 13th-century manor built by Sir Paulinus Pever, a royal steward under Henry III.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Manor estate has an extremely long history going back to well before the Norman invasion in 1066. Lord Cheney inherited the estates through his mother, Anne Broughton (d. 16 May 1562), granddaughter of Sir Robert Broughton. Cheney was knighted by Elizabeth I in 1563 at the manor. When Lord Cheney died in 1587 without heirs the Toddington estate passed to his widow Jane, daughter of the 1st Baron Wentworth of Nettlestead, who entertained James I at Toddington in 1608. When she died in 1614, the estates passed to her great-nephew Thomas, 4th Baron Wentworth, later 1st Earl of Cleveland, who, together with his son, ran up enormous debts, which led to his property being sequestered under…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9581, -0.5416
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Parish
- Toddington
- Postcode
- LU5 6HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Harlington — 3.2 km
- Official site
- www.parksandgardens.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q26408538 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Toddington Manor, Bedfordshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Toddington Manor?
- Toddington Manor is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LU5 6HJ), in the parish of Toddington.
- What is Toddington Manor?
- Toddington Manor — manor house in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Toddington Manor?
- The nearest railway station is Harlington, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode LU5 6HJ.
- Is Toddington Manor a listed building?
- Toddington Manor is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Toddington Manor a protected site?
- Yes — Toddington Manor is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Toddington Manor?
- The nearest railway station is Harlington, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LU5 6HJ.