Opening 1947 | ||
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Location Castle Combe, Nr. Bath, Wiltshire, SN14 7HR, United Kingdom Owner Exclusive Hotels and Venues | ||
The Manor House is a 14th-century country house hotel in Castle Combe, Wiltshire in the south of England.
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History
The Manor House is noteworthy for several reasons throughout history. First of all, its land is the site of an old Norman castle settlement which has hosted a number of Lords throughout its history, the most famous of which was Sir John Oldcastle, the figure Shakespeare based his character of Sir John Falstaff upon in his play Henry IV in the late 16th century.
It was also the home of English geologist and political economist George Poulett Scrope throughout the 19th century. He lived at the Manor House from the start of his first marriage until the death of his wife Emma (the great-granddaughter of Sir Robert Long), in 1866; his wife's family had owned the land since the 14th century.
Scrope was responsible for the creation of the grounds' Italian, Classical and medieval Gothic styled gardens and Summerhouse in the mid-19th century , which can still be seen today.
Location
Manor House is located in Castle Combe, near Chippenham in Wiltshire.