Culverden (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Culverton; Willington Court

In the civil parish of Sandhurst.
In the historic county of Gloucestershire.
Modern Authority of Gloucestershire.
1974 county of Gloucestershire.
Medieval County of Gloucestershire.

OS Map Grid Reference: SO83452375
Latitude 51.91222° Longitude -2.24155°

Culverden has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are no visible remains.

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*.

Comments

The de Wylyington's were a Gloucestershire knightly family. The index of the CPR writes "Culverton (in Sandhurst Parish)". Culverton is not marked or named on either the modern or 1st edition OS map but there is a Willington Court in Sandhurst parish, which dates from the C16 but has earlier origins. It seems entirely probably that this is the site of the Wylyngton's house.
Willington Court
Members of the Willington family were lords of Sandhurst manor from c.1200 until 1396. The manor house, perhaps originally moated, contains part of a medieval stone tower with walls up to 1.8m thick. The timber-framed block was added in the 16th century and major renovations and additions were made in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. (VCH Draft 2010)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1154325
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 36475; 8820.

Books
- Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 3 Southern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 211
  Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 Part 2 p. 407 online copy
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1317-21) Vol. 3 p. 141 online copy

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