Walls And Gates To East South And West Of The Manor House

The walls and gates surrounding the Manor House date from the 17th and 18th centuries. They are constructed from limestone rubble with ashlar piers. An uncoursed rubble wall extends from an outbuilding attached to The Stables on the east and wraps around to the south of the Manor House. In the south-east corner, there is a pair of plain low gatepiers with ball finials, which are possibly from the 17th century, connected by a simple 20th-century iron overthrow featuring a central lantern. The wall continues around the south-west corner to a tall 18th-century pier with a ball finial. From this point, the west wall steps back: the southern half is lined with brick and has a sloping brick coping, while the northern half features a flat stone coping. In the central part of this section, the wall curves back to reveal a recessed pair of 18th-century gatepiers with bases for stone finials. The northern quadrant includes a side gate, while the main gateway has been filled in. It is said that the construction of the south wall was required by Church authorities to prevent 17th-century churchgoers from witnessing inappropriate activities at the Manor House.