Compton Wynyates

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Compton Wyngates; Compton Winyate; Compton in the Hole; Compton House

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

Fortified manor house, built circa 1500 but incorporating parts of an earlier house. Extended in C18, restored and remodelled circa 1867 and further repaired in C20. The brick-built house is set around a courtyard and retains many original features. Part of the moat also survives, though the majority was drained during the Civil War.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.

This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 305834)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP33074184

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

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1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 335244

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 5225

Web site links
- http://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?monuid=WA5225
Books
- Wright, J., 1972, Brick Building in England from the Middle-Ages to 1550 p390-391
  Pevsner, Nikolaus and Wedgwood, Alexandra, 1966, The buildings of England: Warwickshire p327
  Salzman, L.F. (ed), 1949, VCH Warwickshire Vol5 p60-7
  Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p238
Journal Articles
- Rigold, S.E., 1971, 'Compton Wynyates' Archaeological Journal Vol128 p218-20
Guidebooks
- Anon, n.d., Compton Wynyates

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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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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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