Listed Building record MDO17137 - Marsh Farmhouse (S cottage), Bloxworth
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Summary
One of two cottages sub-divided from a seventeenth century farmhouse, altered in the nineteenth century. Walls of flint and brick banding. Tiled roof with stone eaves courses and coped gables.
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Full Description
Marsh, now a farm, which has a large ancient brick house probably built by the Woolfreys, its former owners, who were in possession in the time of Hen VIII. This estate and farm was sold in 1658 to the Savage family from whom it eventually passed to the Drax estates. <1>
(SY 873972) Marsh Farmhouse of two storeys with walls of banded flint and brick, was built towards the end of the 17th century. Nearly all the original windows and doorways have been either blocked or reduced in size during the 19th century, the west wall of the west wing was rebuilt. <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX4496 Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1861. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 1. Vol 1. 181.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <3> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 30.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455763.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 87400 97256 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NE |
| Civil Parish | Bloxworth; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 20
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455763
Record last edited
Mar 14 2023 5:06PM