Baddesley Clinton Hall

In the civil parish of Baddesley Clinton.
In the historic county of Warwickshire (Modern Authority of Warwickshire, 1974 county of Warwickshire).

Medieval moated site with external dimensions of 45m by 60m. The waterfilled moat arms are revetted in stone and measure up to 12m wide. Access to the moat is by means of an early C18 bridge constructed in red brick. The moated island is occupied by a fortified manor house which dates mostly from the mid to late C15. The Hall consists of three building ranges. The building range along the the north western side of the moated island was demolished in C18 and will survive as a buried feature. The moated site is believed to date from C13, while most of the quadrangular house is no earlier than C15 when the site was owned by the Brome family. Their successors, the Ferrers, altered the building in the early C18 and C19

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 308263)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP19957147

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 331515

Web site links

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/historicproperties/index.cfm?fuseaction=property&property_id=163
http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/manor%20houses/baddesley%20clinton.htm
http://www.touruk.co.uk/houses/housewarw_badd.htm
http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/139/baddesleyhall.htm
http://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?monuid=WA2643

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p359
Salter, Mike, 1992, Castles and Moated Mansions of Warwickshire (Malvern) p16
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p486
Pevsner, Nikolaus and Wedgwood, Alexandra, 1966, The buildings of England: Warwickshire p81-2
Salzman, L.F. (ed), 1947, VCH Warwickshire Vol4 p13-19
Norris, Henry, 1897, Baddesley Clinton

Journal Articles

Cornforth, John, 1978 June 22 and 29, 'Baddesley Clinton' Country Life
Oswald, Arthur, 1932 April 9 and 16, 'Baddesley Clinton' Country Life
Porter, Bernard A., 1912 Sept, 'The Story of Baddesley Clinton' The Country Home
H.B., 1905 Dec 30, 'Baddesley Clinton' Country Life
Baker, Oliver, 1891, 'Baddesley Clinton Hall' Birmingham and Midland Institute Archaeological Section's Transactions Vol17 p74-99

Guidebooks

Haworth, Jeffrey, 1983, Baddesley Clinton Guide Book (National Trust)

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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