Approx 1/4 m NW of Hooke, 4 m W of Beaminster.
Originally moated, a substantial manor house; earliest surviving remains are from 17th c.
Residential education/adventure centre
Seat of Humphrey Stafford, 1429-69
E wing (15th c.) demolished c. 1965 (only its plinth moulding survives), leaving only the 17th c. south wing. The only remaining 15th c. work is the
perpendicular canopy-work built into the south wall.
| Name | Dates | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Blount, Charles | 1563-1606 | Knight , 8th Baron , Knight of the , 1st Earl of |
| Blount, James | 1533-1581 | Knight of the , 6th Baron |
| Leigh, Katherine | 0-1576 | Lady |
| Stafford, Humphrey | 1439-1469 | Baron , Knight , 15th Earl of |
