Folkingham Manor House
| Folkingham Manor House | |
|---|---|
 Folkingham Manor House | |
  Shown in Lincolnshire | |
| 52°53′19″N 0°24′24″W / 52.8887°N 0.4068°W | |
| Location | Folkingham, Lincolnshire |
| History | |
| Built | 1652 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | The Manor House |
| Designated | 30 October 1968 |
| Reference no. | 1360148 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Gateway and Flanking Walls to the Manor House |
| Designated | 22 January 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1317277 |
Folkingham Manor House is a historic manor house, which was built around 1650, and is located at 8 Market Place, Folkingham.
History
It is probable that the manor house was built by Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln, for his son Edward Clinton, Lord Clinton, as a wedding present to celebrate his 1652 marriage to Lady Anne Holles, which took place during the Interregnum.[1][2][3] It might have been built from stones taken from Folkingham Castle[4] or Sempringham Priory (as it had been abolished in the dissolution of the monasteries a century prior).[5] It was built from Ancaster limestone, with a Collyweston stone slate roof.[6] It was originally known as Clinton House.[7] A map of the town produced circa 1700 shows an orchard to the north of the house, which was gradually built over as the town grew.[8] In the early 18th century walls around the house where built, these are now Grade II listed.[9]
It was owned by the Heathcote family in the Victorian period, who had bought it on the 24th of June 1788.[4][10] It was updated by Heathcote in the late 18th century, including changes to the gates.[8] When the Folkingham manor estate went up for auction in 1920, the house was sold for £5,600.[11] It was again listed for sale in 2015, this time for £1.05 million.[5]
Architecture
Described as a small country house, with two storeys, and an attic and basement. It is built out of limestone ashlar, course rubble, with some rendered brick. The roof is made out of Collyweston slate. The south porch was added in the late 19th century. All the rooms feature identical chamfered beams, with triangular stops.[2]
References
- ↑ "REFORMATION". Folkingham. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- 1 2 "THE MANOR HOUSE, Folkingham - 1360148 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Listed Building: The Manor House, 8 Market Place (1360148)". Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- 1 2 Martineau, H. D. (1980). "Folkingham, Manor House". Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 Churchill, Penny (5 February 2015). "Manor house for sale in Folkingham in beautiful Lincolnshire". Country Life. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ Smith, Chloe (7 November 2016). "10 of the best manor houses on the market this week". Country and Town House. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Folkingham". www.falakros.net. Archived from the original on 8 March 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Imagining Georgian Folkingham". Lincolnshire Life. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "GATEWAY AND FLANKING WALLS TO THE MANOR HOUSE, Folkingham - 1317277 - Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Heathcote's Town". folkingham.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "MODERN". folkingham.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.