Bushwood Hall

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

C14 oak bridge was revealed at Bushwood Hall where a deed of 1313 referes to building the gatehouse for Sir John Bishopden. Bushwood Hall is a C17 timber framed house on site of earlier moat. The moat is aproximatly 70m square, 12m wide an waterfilled except for the easterd part of the nortrhern arm which has been built on by an extensin to the later house. The house date from C17 with alterations in 1708 and the early C19. Robert Catesby, the chief originator of the Gunpower Plot was born here in 1573.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Uncertain 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 308012)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP176691

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 331160

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 1741, 5429

Web site links
- http://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?monuid=WA1741
  http://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?monuid=WA5429
Books
- Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p343
  Salzman, L.F., 1967, Building in England down to 1540: a documentary history p421
  Salzman, L.F. (ed), 1949, VCH Warwickshire Vol5 p108-9
Journal Articles
- Roberts B., 1962, Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society Vol80 p35
  Wilson, D.M. and Hurst, D.G., 1964, Medieval Archaeology Vol8 p273
  Wilson, D.M. and Hurst, D.G., 1962-3, Medieval Archaeology Vol6-7 p336-337
  Cossins J., 1907, Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society Vol33 p67-9

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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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