Manor Farmhouse, Grade I listed farmhouse in Meare, England.
Manor Farmhouse exhibits stone construction with a two-story design, featuring a porch over the molded doorway and a main hall on the east side.
The structure was built in the 14th century as a summer residence for the Abbots of Glastonbury Abbey, replacing an earlier building from the late 13th century.
The stone figure above the porch represents Abbot Richard Whiting, who led Glastonbury Abbey until his imprisonment and execution during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
The farmhouse includes an attached range of outbuildings, making it a complete example of agricultural architecture from the medieval period in Somerset.
Four substantial fish ponds connected to Meare Pool and the River Brue produced an annual catch of 5,000 eels during the building's monastic period.
Location: Meare
GPS coordinates: 51.17190,-2.77889
Latest update: March 6, 2025 23:43
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