Chenies Manor -Chenies - Buck's - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

"Chenies Manor House, at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, southern England, a Grade I Listed Building, known formerly as Chenies Palace, was owned by the Cheyne family who were granted the manorial rights in 1180.
The current house was built around 1460 by Sir John Cheyne. His widow, Lady Agnes Cheyne, left the manor house in a contested will to her niece, Anne Semark, wife of Sir David Phelip in 1494.

It is believed Chenies passed to the Semark family, of Thornhaugh Northamptonshire to re-promote the family at court. The Sapcote family was on the side of Richard at Bosworth.
Phelip married Ann Semark after Bosworth, Phelip had a close frie
ndship with the Cecil's of Burghley, the Cecil's and Semark were kin.

Additions were made to the house in 1526 by John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford and in 1560 it was restyled by Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, who had made it his principal home.

Henry VIII was entertained here, as was Queen Elizabeth I in 1570. The manor remained in the possession of the Russells until 1954 and is now the Macleod Matthews family home.

It is open to the public at limited times, being still used as a private house most of the time.
It includes a medieval well, a dungeon and a reputed priest hole.
In 2004 the British TV series, Time Team, undertook an archeological dig here. It is noted for its surrounding gardens, including an extensive physic garden and two mazes (one open, the other with high hedges), set in an estate village overlooking the Chess valley.

The architectural historian, Nikolaus Pevsner, described the manor house as: "Beautifully mellow under the trees by the church, and archaeologically a fascinating puzzle." Twenty three individual cut brick chimneys distinguish the house and are echoed throughout the village.

From the village green a private gravel drive leads invitingly up to the Manor House.
Immediately outside the gates is the parish church of St Michael, together with the large private Bedford Chapel.

The manor has been used many times in television programmes such as To Play the King and also Midsomer Murders. It has also been used for scenes in dramatizations of classic period novels such as by Jane Austen and more recently the TV serial Little Dorritt, based on the eponymous book by Charles Dickens, in 2008.
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open from 1st April - 28th October 2010 inclusive
Every Wednesday & Thursday: 2.00 - 5.00pm
Bank Holiday Mondays: 2.00 - 5.00pm Entrance to House and Garden £5.50 Children £3.00
Entrance to Garden and Exhibition £4.00 Children £2.00
Groups by Appointment

Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1460 Additional Dates of Construction: Additions were made to the house in 1526 by John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford and in 1560 it was restyled by Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, who had made it his principal home. Architectural Period/Style: Tudor Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor: Country Manor House Interesting Historical Facts or Connections: Henry VIII was entertained here, as was Queen Elizabeth I. Listed Building Status (if applicable): Grade I Main Material of Construction: Brick Private/Public Access: open from 1st April - 28th October 2010 inclusive Related Website: [Web Link] Rating: Architect (if known): Not listed Landscape Designer (if known): Not listed Admission Fee (if applicable): Not Listed Opening Hours (if applicable): Not listed

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