'Nunnery'

(Shown as 'Castle rems of' on Ordnance Survey maps) This is a late medieval building which has been described at various times as a nunnery, a fortified house and an alms house. It was quite a high-status building, with the living quarters at first floor level.

NunneryThe building has had several phases of alteration, the latest probably being in the 19th century. Some archaeologists suggest that it was built and owned by the Priory of St Martin de Seez in France and was confiscated by the crown during the Hundred Years War. As a result, it was gifted to local landowners and became the former Manor House, vacated in the mid 1600's when the estate owner moved to the Hall.

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