Stately homes · South West England
Woolbridge Manor House
In or near Wool.
Woolbridge Manor House — manor house in East Stoke, Dorset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wool · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Woolbridge Manor House is located in Dorset, postcode BH20 6HQ, and is accessible via the nearest railway station, Wool, which is 0.3 km away. Entry details are not specified, and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Woolbridge Manor House is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "manor house in East Stoke, Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.6843°, -2.2221°.
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Heritage listing
Woolbridge Manor is a 17th-century manor house just outside the village of Wool, in Dorset, England. English Heritage have designated it a Grade II* listed building. It is on the north side of the old Wool bridge, a historic crossing point over the River Frome, now closed to traffic except pedestrians and cyclists due to a bypass and junction.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Frome SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woolbridge Manor is a 17th-century manor house just outside the village of Wool, in Dorset, England. English Heritage have designated it a Grade II* listed building. It is on the north side of the old Wool bridge, a historic crossing point over the River Frome, now closed to traffic except pedestrians and cyclists due to a bypass and junction.
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Background
Architecture
Woolbridge Manor House has three storeys of red brick and stone construction. The roof covering is made of clay tiles with seven courses of stone slates to the eaves. Many windows around the building have been removed at some time, possibly due to the window tax in 1696. Woolbridge Manor is said to have been garrisoned in the English Civil War and still has some of the metal bars set into the remaining ground floor stone mullion windows, as well as a wooden security bar across the front door. Woolbridge Manor was at some time partially demolished and was once much bigger, possibly forming a hollow square with an enclosed courtyard in the center. It is rumoured that a tunnel runs under the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6843, -2.2221
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- East Stoke
- Postcode
- BH20 6HQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Wool — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q8033775 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woolbridge Manor House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Woolbridge Manor2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woolbridge Manor House?
- Woolbridge Manor House is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH20 6HQ), in the parish of East Stoke.
- What is Woolbridge Manor House?
- Woolbridge Manor House — manor house in East Stoke, Dorset, England, UK.
- How do I get to Woolbridge Manor House?
- The nearest railway station is Wool, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode BH20 6HQ.
- Is Woolbridge Manor House a listed building?
- Woolbridge Manor House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Woolbridge Manor House a protected site?
- Yes — Woolbridge Manor House is part of the River Frome SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Woolbridge Manor House?
- The nearest railway station is Wool, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH20 6HQ.