Building record 374/0/26 - Manor House Farm

Manor House Farm dates to the late 18th/early 19th century and occupies the site of the former Baskerville’s Manor which was established at the latest in the 12th century. Locally listed building.

{1} The complex consists of a central farmhouse with adjacent outbuildings, one of which is now converted to accommodation. The main house is a large ironstone property with seven bays and two storeys. The upper storey has three projecting gable windows with finial detailing. At ground level there is a decorative timber porch with trefoil detail and finial. The farmhouse has a pitched, slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, and three stone chimney stacks, all on the ridgeline, two at the
gable ends and one centrally. There are a number of simple stone boundary walls within and around the complex, mainly coped with saddle stones. The adjacent two storey ironstone barn has been converted to accommodation, whilst the single storey brick range to the north remains in non-residential use

{2} (SP 512584) Manor House on site of Manor House (LB).

{3} The Baskerville Manor House is at the W end of Hellidon village, and is now reduced to a farm house.

{4} The published Manor House is 19c; there is no identifiable earlier fabric, and the present owners have no knowledge of the history of the site. Authority for publication not determined.

{5} No change to field report of 13.5.70.

<1> West Northamptonshire Council, 2021, Hellidon Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, p. 75 (Policy Document). SNN112716.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1955, 1950s/60s Ordnance Survey 6 Inch Mapping Series (SP44NE), 1955 (Map). SNN61128.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, P. 398 (Series). SNN77379.

<4> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments, 13-MAY-70 (Notes). SNN110341.

<5> Allanson, C D, 1976, Field Investigator's Comments, 20-OCT-76 (Notes). SNN112955.

Record last edited

Feb 17 2025 6:26PM