Monument record MDO625 - Pinfold Manor House and Chapel of St James, Pinford Farm, Castleton

A modern house occupying the site of a medieval manor house. The remains of a chapel of Saint James are thought to be incorporated in one of the barns.

Pinford F.Y Pinford Manor And St James Chapel
(ST 66451723) Pinford (NAT) on site of Pinford Manor (NR). <2>

Modern house occupying the site of a Medieval manor house. The remains of a chapel of Saint James (mentioned 1405) are thought to be incorporated in one of the barns. <1, 4>

The existing house appears to be entirely modern. According to Fowler (a), the barn containing the chapel remains is the one 70 yards north east of the house; but this, though of stone, is oriented north south with loop lights at each end. It bears no resemblance to a chapel, nor could any evidence of a chapel be found among the other farm buildings. West of the farm, in the area ST 663172, there are irregularities in a field suggestive of Medieval desertion. <5>

Indications on air photos of former buildings south-west of the house. <6>

No change to previous field report. The disturbed ground to the west of the farmhouse has the appearance of being the site of a building or buildings. No building material is, however, visible and there are no other traces of desertion. <7>

The Chapel at Pinford was founded in honour of St Thomas the Martyr. In 1405 it was a `capella curata' and Peter Pinford and his heirs were patrons. It had 25 acres of arable and one acre of meadow, in glebe. <3>

<1> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1870, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 4, 297-8 (Monograph). SDO17392.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map, OS 25" 1927 (Map). SDO18020.

<3> Fowler, J, 1951, Mediaeval Sherborne (Monograph). SDO10392.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 70 (Monograph). SDO97.

<5> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 18-JUL-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<5.1> Fowler, J, 1951, Mediaeval Sherborne (Monograph). SDO10392.

<6> Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, R1 CDA 09-JUN-76 (Unpublished document). SWX999.

<6.1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-47, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 2148-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18656.

<7> Phillips, A S, Various, Field Investigators Comments ASP, F2 ASP 24-NOV-77 (Unpublished document). SWX3817.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 199309 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 13 2022 9:42AM