Rookley Manor, Hampshire
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| Alternative names | Rookley House |
| General information | |
| Status | For sale |
| Architectural style | Medieval/Gothic architecture |
| Location | Up Somborne, Hampshire |
| Address | Strawberry Lane, Kings Somborne, SO20 6QX |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°05′34″N 1°26′12″W / 51.0927°N 1.4367°WCoordinates: 51°05′34″N 1°26′12″W / 51.0927°N 1.4367°W |
| Construction started | Late-15th century |
| Renovated | 18th century |
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| Roof | Hipped roof |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Late-Medieval timber frame |
| Material | Wood frame, extensive 18th century recladding in brick and render |
| Floor count | 2 plus attic |
| Floor area | 9,399 square feet (873.2 m2) |
| Grounds | 10.65 acres (4.31 ha) |
| Awards and prizes | Grade II* listed |
Rookley Manor, Hampshire is a Grade II* listed country house, located in Up Somborne in Hampshire, England.
Located within the fertile Test Valley as part of the parish of Godshill, Hampshire, it was first established as la Spaund Manor prior to 1203, under the control of the de Aula family. By the middle of the 13th century it was owned by William Russell, the Lord of Yaverland, leased to his nobleman John Rivers. By 1280 it was owned by William's son Richard Russell, who by 1316 had passed it to Barton Priory possibly for use as an Oratory; the hamlet still to this day has never had a church. By 1431 it was leased by John Roucle, who changed his name to the more anglophile John Rookley. Most of the present day farms surrounding the current hamlet of Rookley were first noted in the Middle Ages, but all were associated with the original manor house. At some point, the estate fell into the ownership of the Worsley baronets of Appuldurcombe House.
Although the current two-storey property is dated by some from the early 18th century, the core of the house is constructed around a late-Medieval timber frame farmhouse structure, dating it to the late 15th century and possibly as late as 1670, which has latterly been extensively reclad.
The rendered southwest facade dates from 1707, whilst the front which faces southeast was reconstructed in the late 1700s in a rough-rendered gothic architecture form. The north side is painted red brick, in English bond pattern which exposes the original timber frame, and is linked to a single-storey service wing. The whole house is topped by a hipped roof, into which windows on some sides extended, mainly using Yorkshire-style sash windows.
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