Brook, Heywood

Mediaeval wing of Brook Hall, looking north-westwards, 2011
Brook Hall viewed from S-W, 2011. The western gable-end of the mediaeval wing, shored-up with scaffolding, is visible in centre

Brook in the parish of Heywood, north of Westbury in Wiltshire, England, is an historic estate. It was the seat of Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke (c. 1452 – 1502), KG, an important supporter of King Henry VII, whose title unusually incorporates the name of his seat,[1] in order to differentiate him from his ancestors Barons Willoughby of Eresby, seated at Eresby Manor near Spilsby in Lincolnshire. A medieval wing survives of the mansion house known as Brook Hall, a Grade I listed building which stands near the Biss Brook.

  1. ^ Robert the 1st Lord Willoughby de Broke took his title, says William Dugdale "from his residence at Broke near Westbury called from that little torrent running there."