Monument record 0241001000 - SEYMOUR COURT

Summary

Records of sixteenth to seventeenth century manor house, mostly demolished in the Civil War

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  • MANOR HOUSE (16th Century to Civil War - 1500 AD to 1649 AD)

Description

TRADITIONALLY BIRTHPLACE OF JANE SEYMOUR, HENRY VIII'S QUEEN. ANCIENT MANOR HOUSE SUFFERED MUCH IN CIVIL WAR & WAS DEMOLISHED. SOME GARDEN WALLS REMAIN (B1).
SEYMOUR COURT IS MANOR HOUSE: MODERN SQUARE BUILT (B2).
OLD HALL, GARNERS, KILL-HOUSE & MALTING HOUSE WILLED IN SEPT 1600 (B3).
NGR TO SEYMOUR COURT (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC7317 Bibliographic reference: LANGLEY T 1797 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE HUNDRE D OF DESBOROUGH PP105-107.
  • <2>SBC14348 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P898.
  • <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp67, 73-74.
  • <4>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.

Location

Grid reference SU 83960 88190 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 10 2022 8:58PM

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