Monkton Farleigh Manor
Monkton Farleigh Manor is a Grade I listed country house close to the village of Monkton Farleigh in Wiltshire, England. Built on the site of a Cluniac priory founded in 1125, the house is about 3 miles northwest of Bradford-on-Avon and 4 miles east of the city of Bath.Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include American Museum and Gardens and Browne’s Folly.
American Museum and Gardens
Museum
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The American Museum and Gardens is a museum of American art and culture based at Claverton, near Bath, England. Its collections of American furniture, quilts and folk art are displayed in a Grade I listed 19th-century house, surrounded by gardens overlooking the valley of the River Avon. American Museum and Gardens is situated 1½ miles southwest of Monkton Farleigh Manor.
Browne’s Folly
Tower
Photo: Derek Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Browne's Folly, or Brown's Folly, is a folly tower sitting within a 39.9 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the English village of Bathford in Somerset, notified in 1974: the site itself is known as the Farleigh Down Stone Quarry and is managed as a nature reserve by the Avon Wildlife Trust. Browne’s Folly is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Monkton Farleigh Manor.
Church of St Nicholas, Bathampton
Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Nicholas is an Anglican parish church in Bathampton, Somerset, standing between the River Avon and the Kennet and Avon Canal. Built in the 13th century, with a 15th-century tower and 18th and 19th century restorations, it has been designated as a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Nicholas, Bathampton is situated 2 miles west of Monkton Farleigh Manor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bathford and Claverton.
Bathford
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bathford is a village and civil parish 3 miles east of Bath, England. The parish, which includes Warleigh, has a population of 1,759 and extends over 1,800 acres.
Claverton
Hamlet
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Claverton is a small village and civil parish about 2 miles east of Bath at the southern end of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 115.
South Wraxall
Village
Photo: My another account, CC0.
South Wraxall is a village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 2.5 miles north of Bradford on Avon. The village is to the west of the B3109 road from Bradford on Avon to Corsham. South Wraxall is situated 1½ miles east of Monkton Farleigh Manor.
Monkton Farleigh Manor
- Type: Building
- Description: Grade I listed manor house in Monkton Farleigh, United Kingdom
- Category: manor house
- Location: Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.38894° or 51° 23′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.27981° or 2° 16′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3V9PQC+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 675555276OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q6901010
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In Other Languages
“Monkton Farleigh Manor” goes by many names.
- German: “Monkton Farleigh Manor House”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Farleigh Rise Play Area.
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