Brinsop Court, Manor house in Brinsop and Wormsley, England.
Brinsop Court is a Grade I listed manor house in Brinsop and Wormsley, Herefordshire, with stone wings arranged around a central courtyard and surrounded by a medieval moat. The grounds also include a traditional oak barn and two separate cottages set within a large area of farmland.
The house dates from the 14th century and was expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries under the Dansey family. King Charles I visited in 1645, an event recorded in the stained glass of the nearby St George's Church.
William Wordsworth visited through his brother-in-law Thomas Hutchinson and wrote three sonnets during his stay. This connection to English Romantic poetry is still something visitors often come to seek out.
Brinsop Court is not regularly open to the public and is usually accessible only during private events or occasional open days. It is worth checking ahead before making the trip, as walk-in visits are generally not possible.
The medieval moat surrounding the property is still largely intact, making it one of the more complete examples of a moated manor in the region. Visitors often find that the layout of the original medieval farmstead is still easy to read from the ground.
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