Courtfield, Welsh Bicknor

Courtfield
The house from Stowfield Road
TypeHouse
LocationWelsh Bicknor, Herefordshire
Coordinates51°51′16″N 2°35′09″W / 51.8544°N 2.5859°W / 51.8544; -2.5859
Built19th century
ArchitectWilliam Miles
Architectural style(s)Regency
OwnerPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameCourtfield and adjoining quadrant wall with coachway entrance
Designated18 May 1969
Reference no.1179390
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameChapel of St Mary
Designated3 July 1985
Reference no.1348964
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameThe Hermitage
Designated3 July 1985
Reference no.1099390
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGlenwye
Designated3 July 1985
Reference no.1179411
Courtfield, Welsh Bicknor is located in Herefordshire
Courtfield, Welsh Bicknor
Location of Courtfield in Herefordshire

Courtfield, Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire, England is a country house dating from the early 19th century. The present building stands on the site of a much older mansion which, according to tradition, was home to Henry V for the early years of his life. This house was originally called Greenfield or Greyfield but was renamed Courtfield at that time. Nothing now remains of that building and the present house was erected in the very early 19th century by William Michael Vaughan. The Vaughans had purchased the estate in the 16th century. Staunchly Roman Catholic, and much persecuted in the 17th and 18th centuries; in the mid-19th century Herbert Vaughan, later a cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster, was brought up at the house, born into a large family, an unusually high number of whom entered the church. In 1950 Courtfield was sold by Patrick Vaughan to the Mill Hill Missionaries who ran a House of Formation at the house. In 2010, the mission was closed and the house sold back to the Vaughan family, who had retained ownership of the wider estate. Courtfield is a Grade II listed building. The house is not open to the public.