Listed Building record MDO14160 - The Manor House, Buckland Ripers, Chickerell

Late seventeenth century Manor House, much refashioned externally and extended with a north west wing in the nineteenth century. Rubble-stone walls with brick dressings, slate roofs and brick stacks.

In 1428 Margaret Frampton held half a fee in Buckland. The seat of this branch of the family stood near the church and was 'burnt in AD 1655. <1>

Major Buckley, a past owner, consideres that a small portion of the south wing, at the south-west corner, is all that remains of the pre-1655 house which extended to the west. To substantiate this, he found an older wall in the interior and foundations to the west of the present building which is post 1688. Known as Manor House.

The present building bears no exterior features of a pre 1688 construction. Access to the interiors could not be gained to inspect the older wall referred to. No information was obtained regarding a manor house. <3>

<1> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1861, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 1 (Monograph). SWX4496.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1927-28 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 65168255) Manor House (NAT)

<3> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 28-JUL-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<3.1> Buckley, Major, 1954, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: Major Buckley The Rectory Buckland Ripers (Verbal communication). SDO18068.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452606 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jun 27 2022 2:54PM