Monument record 0046500001 - HORTON HALL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
OLD MANSION OR MANOR HOUSE PULLED DOWN & REBUILT IN 1835 (B1-2).
NEW HOUSE STILL CALLED HORTON HALL (B5).
NGR SP 92331938 TO 'HORTON HALL' and moat (B6).
The manor of Horton was acquired by the family of Brocas before 1400 and continued in possession of their descendants until 1663. The old manor-house was enclosed with a moat, over which was formerly a drawbridge. There was also on the site a chapel, long since demolished, and a dove-cote. The present manor house was built in 1835 (B1).
The ancient mansion within the moat was pulled down in 1835 and the drawbridge substituted by a brick built bridge at this time. Just outside the moat is a raised area called 'Chapel-yard' plainly defined by a ridge or bank. One end of the plot joins the public road, and is probably the site of the chapel, for which a building licence was obtained in 1325 (B3).
Horton Hall is as described and is not outstanding. It is surrounded by a rectangular waterfilled homestead moat measuring c 100.0m N-S by c 75.0m E-W, with arms c 10.0m wide. The whole work has been heavily landscaped. No trace of the chapel site, which now lies under modern farm buildings. Published survey (25") revised (B9).
No change to report of 6.6.73. AM survey correct (B10).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. p355.
- <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp676-677.
- <5>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp379,381; HE VCH02 - illustration proofs.
- <6>SBC10482 Map: OS 1981 1:10000 MAP.
- <8>SBC29367 Unpublished document: P A Stevens. 1973. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 06-JUN-73.
- <9>SBC29368 Unpublished document: 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F2 RSC 18-JUN-77.
- <10>SBC6899 Article in serial: Rev W Hastings Kelke. 1856. 'THE DESECRATED CHURCHES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE - PART 4: DEANERY OF MURSLEY', IN RECS OF BUCKS 1 PP187-192. Vol 1, part 5.
- <11>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2005.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 92330 19370 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SLAPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 19 2026 4:01PM
