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Faulkbourne Hall

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What is recorded here

Faulkbourne Hall sits within a park whose roots reach back to the medieval period. Its later gardens reuse earlier structures, including a moat adapted into water features at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Faulkbourne Hall sits within a park whose roots reach back to the medieval period. Its later gardens reuse earlier structures, including a moat adapted into water features at the end of the nineteenth century.

History

A licence to fortify the site was granted in 1439, the period to which the red-brick hall belongs. The Bullocks acquired the estate in 1637 and added stables, a kitchen garden, pleasure grounds and a straight approach avenue. Christopher Parker bought Faulkbourne in 1897 and developed the gardens around the house.

In the grounds

Approximately four hectares of late nineteenth-century gardens lie within a larger park of about 55 hectares. Parker used the remains of the moat for cascades and a water garden. The River Brain crosses the park's eastern half. One garden wall may date from Sir Francis Bryan's early sixteenth-century time; the wider landscape of that period has not been traced.

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Sources checked 2026-10-18.

From the Historic England (National Heritage List for England) record 1000341

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Date first registered
1 July 1987
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