| Burton Agnes Manor House | |
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 Manor House, Burton Agnes | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Manor house |
| Classification | Grade I |
| Town or city | Burton Agnes |
| Country | England |
| Construction started | 1170 |
| Construction stopped | 1180 |
| Owner | Boynton family |
Burton Agnes Manor House is anEnglish Heritage property, located in the village ofBurton Agnes,East Riding of Yorkshire,England only a few yards away from the newerBurton Agnes Hall.
It is a surviving example of a Norman manor house with a well-preserved Norman undercroft; ahall house that was later encased in 18th-century brickwork. It is now aGrade I listed building.[1] Much of the undercroft is built with localchalk.[1][2]
It is open to the public from 11 am to 5 pm from April to October.
The manor house was built between 1170 and 1180 byRoger de Stuteville, The manor house and village were named after his daughter.[3] Both passed by marriage into the hands of the Somerville family in 1274 and then by marriage to the Griffith familyc. 1323. A descendant, Sir Walter Griffith, is believed to have restored the hall and added the present roof in the 15th century.
In 1654 the estate passed from Sir Henry Griffith to his nephew Sir Francis Boynton, and still remains in the ownership of the Boynton family.
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