Stately homes · West Midlands
Wormleighton Manor
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Wormleighton Manor — building in Warwickshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Wormleighton Manor is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "building in Warwickshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.1800°, -1.3456°.
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Heritage listing
Wormleighton Manor is a manor house in the civil parish of Wormleighton in the historic county of Warwickshire, England. It belonged to the wealthy Spencer family during the 16th and 17th century. Much of the house was burned down by Royalists during the English Civil War in 1645 and abandoned by the Spencers in favour of Althorp in Northamptonshire, which contains some materials salvaged from Wormleighton to this day.
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From the Wikipedia article
Wormleighton Manor is a manor house in the civil parish of Wormleighton in the historic county of Warwickshire, England. It belonged to the wealthy Spencer family during the 16th and 17th century. Much of the house was burned down by Royalists during the English Civil War in 1645 and abandoned by the Spencers in favour of Althorp in Northamptonshire, which contains some materials salvaged from Wormleighton to this day. Today, all that is left of the manor, which was once four times the size of Althorp, is the Wormleighton Manor Gatehouse and Tower Cottage which is a Grade II listed building, and the northern range of the manor.
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Background
History
Wormleighton Manor is a fine example of the Tudor architecture that appeared during the reign of Henry VIII. The wealthy Spencer family, who built their fortune on the production of wool in Warwickshire in the 15th century, first became linked to Wormleighton in 1469, when John Spencer became feoffee (feudal lord) and a tenant at Althorp in 1486. John Spencer's nephew, John, traded in livestock and other commodities and saved enough money to purchase both the Wormleighton and Althorp lands outright. Wormleighton was bought in 1506 from Sir William Cope; the manor house was completed in 1512. As the family wealth grew dramatically, John Spencer purchased the land at Althorp between 1509 and…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1800, -1.3456
- County
- Warwickshire
- District
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Parish
- Wormleighton
- Postcode
- CV47 2XW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Established
- 1512
Sources
- wikidata: Q8036871 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wormleighton Manor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wormleighton Manor4.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wormleighton Manor?
- Wormleighton Manor is in Warwickshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV47 2XW), in the parish of Wormleighton.
- What is Wormleighton Manor?
- Wormleighton Manor — building in Warwickshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Wormleighton Manor?
- Drivers can use postcode CV47 2XW.
- When was Wormleighton Manor built?
- Built or established in 1512.
- Is Wormleighton Manor a listed building?
- Wormleighton Manor is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Wormleighton Manor?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CV47 2XW. It sits within the Kenilworth and Southam parliamentary constituency.