Orleigh Court

Orleigh Court
The front of Orleigh Court
LocationBuckland Brewer, Devon, England
Coordinates50°58′42″N 4°14′18″W / 50.9783°N 4.2382°W / 50.9783; -4.2382
BuiltEarly/mid 14th century, but much remodelled
ArchitectVarious, latest major changes by J. H. Hakewill c.1870
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated22 January 1952[1]
Reference no.91389
Orleigh Court is located in Devon
Orleigh Court
Location of Orleigh Court in Devon

Orleigh Court is a late medieval manor house in the parish of Buckland Brewer about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Bideford, North Devon, England. It is a two-storeyed building constructed from local slate stone and has a great hall with a hammer-beam roof, installed in the late 15th century.

The building was substantially altered in the early 18th century and remodelled after 1869. It was redeveloped for multiple occupancy in the 1980s and is now divided into about twelve apartments. It was the birthplace of the famous explorer and discoverer of the source of the River Nile, John Hanning Speke (1827–1864).

  1. ^ "Orleigh Court - Buckland Brewer - Devon - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 July 2012.