Chardstock Court

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Cherdestok; Chirdestoke

In the civil parish of Chardstock.
In the historic county of Dorset (Modern Authority of Devon, 1974 county of Devon).

Former manor house of the Bishops of Salisbury. Fabric of early C14 origin, refashioned in C15/16. Fell into disrepair in C20 and interior is said to have been largely gutted and a new roof added. Stone rubble with freestone dressings. Tiled roofs with coped gable ends. Two storeys. W-shaped on plan. The original south-east wing has various medieval fragments including cusped arch two light mullion window, various re-used arched window heads and chamfered stone door frames. One doorway on north side has four centred arch with a cinquefoil blocked circular window in gable above and a fragment of a shield in apex above that. The stair tower on the north side has a quatrefoil window with a two centred arch hood mould. The north-west wing also with a new roof, two storeys, three bays, entirely refenestrated in mid C20. The south-west wing is an entirely C20 rebuild. Interior is said to have been gutted in C20 but in former list (dated 1960) the following interior features were referred to: "Newel staircase, various plank and muntin partitions, moulded ceiling beams and old fireplaces". A detached range destroyed in circa 1930 had a C15 open timber roof. It was the manor house of the Bishops of Salisbury. licensed in 1337 and licence ratified in 1377. Transfered to Devon in 1896.

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

listed building

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The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST30880435

PastScape number; 191512

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p627-9
Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p167, 168, 184
Pevsner, N. (Revised by Cherry, Bridget), 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon (London, Penguin) p253
Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1952, Buildings of England: South Devon p77
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p411

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Calendar of Patent Rolls (1334-38) p498
Calendar of Patent Rolls (1377-81) p9, 10

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Chardstock Court

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST30880435

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