Newe House
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Newe House is a Grade II* listed Stuart-era
manor house in the village of Pakenham, Suffolk
.
Newe House was built in 1622 by Sir Robert Bright and today the façade of the house remains largely unmodified. Sir Robert had bought the land surrounding Pakenham from the Bacon family several years before. In the late 1640s it was sold to Sir William Spring
, who had been a prominent Parliamentarian
during the Civil War
. The house remained in the Spring family until the mid-nineteenth century, being used as the family dower house
. The Spring family coat-of-arms is still apparent above the main door to the manor.
Today, Newe House is privately owned.
The House is believed to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Elizabeth Spring, the wife of the first baronet.
Stuart period
The Stuart period of English and British history refers to the period between 1603 and 1714, while in Scotland it begins in 1371. These dates coincide with the rule of the Scottish royal House of Stuart, whose first monarch to rule England was James I & VI...
manor house in the village of Pakenham, Suffolk
Pakenham, Suffolk
Pakenham is a village in the English county of Suffolk.It is to the east of Bury St. Edmunds and it administered as part of the borough of St Edmundsbury, until local government reorganisation in 1974 it was part of Thingoe Rural District...
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Newe House was built in 1622 by Sir Robert Bright and today the façade of the house remains largely unmodified. Sir Robert had bought the land surrounding Pakenham from the Bacon family several years before. In the late 1640s it was sold to Sir William Spring
Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet
Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet was a British politician and a member of the wealthy and prominent Spring family of Pakenham, Suffolk.-Life:...
, who had been a prominent Parliamentarian
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
during the Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. The house remained in the Spring family until the mid-nineteenth century, being used as the family dower house
Dower house
On an estate, a dower house is usually a moderately large house available for use by the widow of the estate-owner. The widow, often known as the "dowager" usually moves into the dower house from the larger family house on the death of her husband if the heir is married, and upon his marriage if he...
. The Spring family coat-of-arms is still apparent above the main door to the manor.
Today, Newe House is privately owned.
The House is believed to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Elizabeth Spring, the wife of the first baronet.