Listed Building record MDO43509 - Manor Farmhouse, West Chelborough

A farmhouse thought to have been built in the sixteenth century, but refashioned and extended in the seventeenth century, and with later additions and alterations. The buildings has walls of ashlar and stone rubble, and a slate roof with stone slate eaves. A seventeenth-century fireplace survives in the interior.

Manor Farm, formerly known as Chelborough Farm, is a 16th century 2-storey rubble building with attics and a stone slated roof. The east wing was built in the 17th century and the central part of the house was rebuilt in the 18th century.<2>

Not outstanding. <3>

Manor Farm (name confirmed): no change to authorities 2 and 3. <4>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(ST 54130537) Manor Farm (NR)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 91 (Monograph). SDO97.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 05-NOV-71 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Chaplin, C P, Various, Field Investigators Comments CC, F2 CC 24-MAR-77 (Unpublished document). SWX3450.

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS71/F4/9 MANOR FARM-16TH C. 2 STOREY RUBBLE BUILDING. (Index). SDO14738.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 195735 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 1 2022 10:18AM