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Manor House

A Grade II Listed Building in Upton, City of Peterborough

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5909 / 52°35'27"N

Longitude: -0.3618 / 0°21'42"W

OS Eastings: 511070

OS Northings: 300489

OS Grid: TF110004

Mapcode National: GBR GY0.KBT

Mapcode Global: WHGMC.D4YM

Plus Code: 9C4XHJRQ+87

Entry Name: Manor House

Listing Date: 15 December 1955

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1331284

English Heritage Legacy ID: 50461

ID on this website: 101331284

Location: Upton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6

County: City of Peterborough

Civil Parish: Upton

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire

Church of England Parish: Castor with Upton and Stibbington and Water Newton

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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Description


1.
5141 UPTON
TF 10 SW 10/669 15.12.55 Manor House
II GV
2.
Remaining part of the late C16 manor house of Sir Robert Wingfield who sold
it in 1625 to Sir William Dove son of Bishop Dove of Peterborough. The Doves
held the manor until 1750 when it was sold to Lord Fitzwilliam. Coursed stone
range with steeply pitched Collyweston stone roof with stone coping to gable ends.
Two storeys. Three window range. First floor, three 2-light and 3-light ovolo
moulded stone mullion windows with dripmolds. Ground floor, 2 three-light stone
mullion windows with four-centre, arch headed, lights and dripmoulds. Leaded pane
casement windows. Central four-centred arch doorway with dripmould and depressed
spandrels. Ashlar end and off centre chimney stacks with dripmoulds. Small C18/19
wing at rear. Birthplace of James Harington (or Harrington) 1611-77, the author of
the political romance "The Commonwealth of Oceana" published 1656, and founder of
the "Rota Club 1659-60. VCR Northants. Vol II.


Listing NGR: TF1107000489

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