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Low Butterby Manor House, Croxdale

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Beautrove

In the civil parish of Croxdale And Hett.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).

Strong House. Moated and walled. The Elizabethan gatehouse, mentioned as the main survival by King, was demolished in 1966, despite being a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The moat is dry and measures c.8m wide and averages c.3m deep. The inner wall is of stone and brick, 3m high with a plinth course running along the major part of its length. Butterby, formerly Beautrove, is first noticed when Roger d'Audre was granted a licence to have a chapel or chantry within his oratory, which he had built within his manor of Beautrove. In c.1240, the manor passed to the Lumleys, and it was probably the occasional residence of this family until 1566 when it passed to the Chaytors.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry footings remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This site is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 109944, 109945)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ27553937

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Good for general location

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PastScape number; 24104

County Sites and Monuments Record number; D1358

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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