Bradbourne Hall
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Bradbourne Hall is a privately owned 17th century country house at Bradbourne
, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The church of All Saints at Bradbourne was in the ownership of the Priory of Dunstable from 1278 until it was forfeited to the Crown in the 16th century at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries
. The former glebe
lands of some 260 acres (1.1 km²) and the advowson
of All Saints were purchased by George Buxton in 1609. He replaced the old vicarage with the present house for his own occupation.
Built in limestone, the three storey entrance front has four irregular bays, three gables and irregular mullion
ed windows., and was the home of the Buxton/ Buckston family for 200 years
George Buckston (d 1810) changed the spelling of the family surname. His son Rev George Buckston was vicar of Bradbourne 1803-1826 and his son Rev German Buckston succeeded in that position which he held until 1861. The latter married Ellen Ward daughter of the vicar of Sutton on the Hill. When he succeeded his father in law in 1834 the family moved to Sutton. The Bradbourne house was then let out; tenants included Col David Wilkie and until 1910 archaeologist Albert Hartshorne FSA. The house was sold Hodson in the 1920s when it was altered and extended.
Bradbourne
Bradbourne is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The village is just outside the Peak District National Park, and is 5 miles north of Ashbourne....
, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 10,302.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The church of All Saints at Bradbourne was in the ownership of the Priory of Dunstable from 1278 until it was forfeited to the Crown in the 16th century at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
. The former glebe
Glebe
Glebe Glebe Glebe (also known as Church furlong or parson's closes is an area of land within a manor and parish used to support a parish priest.-Medieval origins:...
lands of some 260 acres (1.1 km²) and the advowson
Advowson
Advowson is the right in English law of a patron to present or appoint a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church living, a process known as presentation. In effect this means the right to nominate a person to hold a church office in a parish...
of All Saints were purchased by George Buxton in 1609. He replaced the old vicarage with the present house for his own occupation.
Built in limestone, the three storey entrance front has four irregular bays, three gables and irregular mullion
Mullion
A mullion is a vertical structural element which divides adjacent window units. The primary purpose of the mullion is as a structural support to an arch or lintel above the window opening. Its secondary purpose may be as a rigid support to the glazing of the window...
ed windows., and was the home of the Buxton/ Buckston family for 200 years
George Buckston (d 1810) changed the spelling of the family surname. His son Rev George Buckston was vicar of Bradbourne 1803-1826 and his son Rev German Buckston succeeded in that position which he held until 1861. The latter married Ellen Ward daughter of the vicar of Sutton on the Hill. When he succeeded his father in law in 1834 the family moved to Sutton. The Bradbourne house was then let out; tenants included Col David Wilkie and until 1910 archaeologist Albert Hartshorne FSA. The house was sold Hodson in the 1920s when it was altered and extended.