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Manor House, Castle Combe
The Manor House at Castle Combe is a Grade II listed building. It dates originally from the C17th so is somewhat younger than many of the houses in the village. It was built to replace the old Norman Castle which had fallen into complete disrepair and was situated about half a mile to the north-northwest of the current manor. One of the former owners of the barony of Castle Combe who lived in the older building was Sir John Fastolf, immortalized - and somewhat unfairly lampooned - as Sir John Falstaff, by William Shakespeare. Sir John's connection to Castle Combe came about by his marriage to Millicent the widow of Sir Stephen Scrope whose family held the barony.
The present Manor House is beautiful situated to the west of the village in 365 acres of parkland. Though this building dates originally from the 1600s, it was heavily altered and extended in the Victorian era, firstly for G.P.Scrope (of the ancient family line) and then for the new owner E.C.Lowndes. See the EH listing for more information Link
The Manor House is now a hotel and restaurant with an associated private golf course. The hotel website can be found here Link
The present Manor House is beautiful situated to the west of the village in 365 acres of parkland. Though this building dates originally from the 1600s, it was heavily altered and extended in the Victorian era, firstly for G.P.Scrope (of the ancient family line) and then for the new owner E.C.Lowndes. See the EH listing for more information Link
The Manor House is now a hotel and restaurant with an associated private golf course. The hotel website can be found here Link
by Rob Farrow
Created: Wed, 11 Sep 2013, Updated: Wed, 11 Sep 2013
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