Cothelstone Manor

Cothelstone Manor
Cothelstone Manor with the Church of St Thomas behind
Cothelstone Manor is located in Somerset
Cothelstone Manor
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or cityCothelstone
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°04′47″N 3°10′09″W / 51.0798°N 3.1692°W / 51.0798; -3.1692
Completed16th century
Demolished1646 (rebuilt 1855–56)

Cothelstone Manor in Cothelstone, Somerset, England was built in the mid-16th century, largely demolished by the parliamentary troops in 1646 and rebuilt by E.J. Esdaile in 1855–56.[1]

It is closely associated with the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, which is a Grade I listed building,[2] and contains memorials to many of the owners of Cothelstone Manor including: Sir Matthew de Stawell, died 1379, and his wife Elizabeth, and John Stawell, died 1603.[2] The Stawell family lived at Cothelstone from 1066 until 1791.

  1. ^ "Cothelstone Manor". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2008.