Brief Description
Features of Manor House include a small park, a dovecote, a drive and brick walls.
History
Manor House was built in the early-17th century as a private residence for Richard Nailour.
Detailed Description
The house stands in the north-west corner of a small park enclosed on two sides by long brick walls. Manor Farm to the south has a dovecote adjacent to the drive. The gardens around Manor House were reduced by the construction of the Great Northern Railway lines to the west and now have island shrub beds with a mature giant redwood.- Features
- Island Bed
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- Garden Wall
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- Dovecote
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- Manor House (featured building)
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- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Offord Darcy
- History
Detailed History
Richard Nailour built this house in 1606-1608 to the south-west of the church almost on the east bank of the River Ouse. In the mid-19th century the house was occupied by William Priestly, miller and farmer, who introduced French wheats to Huntingdonshire.
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Contributors
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust