Fallardeston

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Faulston

In the civil parish of Bishopstone.
In the historic county of Wiltshire (Modern Authority of Wiltshire, 1974 county of Wiltshire).

Nicholas Benton [Bayntun] obtained, at the request of William Montacute, in 1327, licence to crenellate his 'muros domorum suarum in manerio suo de Fallardeston, Wilts.' Dovecote at Faulston House. Early Cl7. Flint with dressed limestone bands, conical tiled roof with raised conical louvre at apex. Formerly of several storeys, now open from ground to roof. North side facing Faulston House has tall chamfered doorway, upper part now blocked, to left is first floor planked door and recessed chamfered square windows or loopholes. West side has blocked Tudor-arched opening at upper floor level and several loopholes. South side has one blocked and one open recessed chamfered window. Interior has stone corbels to former first floor, walls above are lined with stone pigeon boxes, renewed roof timbers. According to-local legend and John Aubrey there were once four such towers around the moated Faulston House, but this has not been substantiated.

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

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1376 Oct 10.

This site is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 320640, 320639)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU0792563

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Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 213915

Web site links
- http://www.bayntun-history.com/FaulstonHouse.html
Books
- Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p695
  Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p417
  Aubrey, John, 1847, The Natural History of Wiltshire
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 (1374-77) p353

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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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