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Manor Cottage Manor House

A Grade II Listed Building in Wicken, West Northamptonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0488 / 52°2'55"N

Longitude: -0.9153 / 0°54'55"W

OS Eastings: 474480

OS Northings: 239485

OS Grid: SP744394

Mapcode National: GBR BYK.HDT

Mapcode Global: VHDSY.2RYS

Plus Code: 9C4X23XM+GV

Entry Name: Manor Cottage Manor House

Listing Date: 1 December 1951

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1371268

English Heritage Legacy ID: 235363

ID on this website: 101371268

Location: Wicken, West Northamptonshire, MK19

County: West Northamptonshire

Civil Parish: Wicken

Built-Up Area: Wicken

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire

Church of England Parish: Wicken St John the Evangelist

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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Description


WICKEN CHURCH LANE
SP7439 (West side)
17/126 Manor House and Manor Cottage
01/12/51

GV II

Gatehouse, converted into farmhouse, now 2 dwellings. Early C17 with early C18,
C19 and C20 alterations and additions. Coursed squared limestone, plain-tile
roof, brick ridge stack and stone end stacks with brick flues. 2 storeys and
attic; 3-window range. 3 unit plan. Former entrance front faces garden to east
and has central C20 4-light stone mullion window with hood mould. Hood mould of
former carriage arch survives at higher level. Panel with arms of the Spencers
of Wormleighton in rectangular stone surround above latter hood mould. 4-light
wood mullion window to ground floor left, two C20 2-light stone mullion windows
to ground floor right with hood moulds. 4-light hollow-chamfered stone mullion
windows to 1st floor with hood moulds. Chamfered plinth, quoins and stone-coped
gables with kneelers. Gabled stair turret to right side. Original range doubled
to rear by late C18/early C19 range to rear. Further C19 extension to right of
rear range (Manor Cottage). Interior: open fireplace with bar stop-chamfered
bressumer. Stone fireplace with chamfered Tudor-arched head. Four-light
hollow-chamfered stone mullion windows to 1st floor left and right of former
rear elevation, now internal. Tudor-arched stone doorway with cut spandrels.
Collar truss roof. The manor house belonging to the Spencers of Wormleighton, to
which the gatehouse formerly led, was demolished c.1703. Its materials were used
for the construction of the Rectory (q.v. Wicken Country Hotel).
(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire: 1973, p461; C.S. Dickin Moore: Wicken
Church: 1967, p4)


Listing NGR: SP7448039485

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