Manor House - Dodford, Northamptonshire, UK - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

This old house lies next to the church tucked away in the village of Dodford. There is little information available about this old property.

The red brick Georgian house has two storeys and further room in the roof space. There is an addition on the right hand side and outbuildings are attached. There are some large chimneys and a tiled roof.

Wikipedia describes the village history:
'Dodford is a village in the county of Northamptonshire, England, within the Weedon Ward of Daventry District. The village is just north of the A45 road 1½ miles west of Weedon. It is 3½ miles east of Daventry and ten miles west of Northampton. It is also close to junction 16 of the M1 motorway. The parish consists of some 560 hectares and is bounded on the east by the A5 trunk road which is the old Roman road of Watling Street. Most of the village and parish sits astride the valley of an east-flowing stream which is a tributary of the River Nene.

Medieval History and Later
There are considerable earthworks around the village on the northern side of the stream, which indicate that Dodford was a larger settlement than it is today. Unfortunately many of these earthworks have been ploughed out in recent years, but the evidence has been recorded of their existence. These earthworks suggest that there was a large scale de-population or a considerable movement of the village. Dodford is mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 944. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as a manor of three hides belonging to Robert, Count of Mortain (who was the half-brother of William the Conqueror), with a recorded population of 22 including a priest. In 1222 the manor of Dodford was acquired by William de Keynes who enclosed much of the land including a deer park which lay to the south of the village between it and what is now the A45 between Daventry and Weedon. In 1673 it is recorded that 39 people paid Hearth Tax. By the early part of the 18th century there were 21 dwellings in the village and a map dated 1742 shows the layout of the village much as it is today. In 1801 the village is recorded as having 205 residents.'

Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1750 Additional Dates of Construction: None known. Architectural Period/Style: Georgian Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor: Manor House Interesting Historical Facts or Connections: None known. Listed Building Status (if applicable): Grade II Main Material of Construction: Red Brick Private/Public Access: Private 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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Date Logged Log User Rating   04/08/2010 greysman visited it