Monument record MDO45905 - Abbot's Court Dairy, Winterborne Kingston

Abbot's Court, a farm which probably came under the Manor of Muston and belonged to the Abbey of Tarrant. At the Dissolution the manor passed to the Tregonwells, who owned the manor until 1765, when it was sold to Thos. Erle Drax, of Charborough. <1>

No trace of antiquity was found amongst the farmhouse or outbuildings known as Abbot's Court Dairy, and no further information was obtained concerning any Medieval establishment. The present owner could not be contacted. The significant name, together with its association with Tarrant Abbey suggests the possibility of this being the site of a Medieval Grange although no evidence was obtained to support this. <3>

Abbot's Court Dairy (SY 86689795), a 19th century brick-built house and barn stands on the site of the former Abbot's Court. <4>

<1> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1863, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2, 150 (Monograph). SWX1269.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 86679790) Abbot's Court Dairy on site of (NAT) Abbot's Court (NR)

<3> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 11-NOV-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<4> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2 (Monograph). SDO136.

‘The following monuments are probably of the first half of the 19th century—Abbot's Court Dairy (86689795), a brick-built house and barn, stands on the site of the former Abbot's Court (Hutchins I, 148).’

<5> Heaton M, 1995, Winterborne Kingston, Dorset SEB 11KV Mains Replacement (Unpublished document). SDO13967.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455717 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 14 2023 2:47PM