Earlscourt Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1955. Manor.

Earlscourt Manor

WRENN ID
solitary-ledge-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1955
Type
Manor
Address
Earlscourt Manor, Bishopstone
OS grid reference
SU 216 854
Coordinates
51.56783, -1.68889
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Earlscourt Manor is a building with an 'L' plan, primarily dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, but it also contains significant earlier features. The manor has been completely modernised and consists of two storeys, with a west wing that includes an attic. The structure is built of rubble, with some brickwork, and features a 19th-century replica of half-timbering on the east face of the west wing. The roof is covered with stone tiles and is hipped to the right, with squat modern chimneys.

The south front of the manor shows that the gable of the west wing projects to the left. It has a 2-light window above the door and three 3-light windows, all of which are modern leaded casements with wooden lintels. The gable of the west wing features 2 and 3-light oak mullion windows, some of which are original. The rear of the west wing retains close-studded timber framing with herringbone brick infill, which appears to be from the late 16th century, and includes ogee bracing, with rubble on the ground floor. There is a catslide roof to the rear of the east wing, and a bread oven projection is located on the east side.

Inside, the manor features Jacobean stairs with turned balusters and some contemporary panelling in the hall. There is a fine stud and plank partition in the stair hall, and the east side includes a fireplace with a bread oven. On the first floor of the west wing, there are intriguing features that likely relate to a late 16th-century timber-framed house, including a lobby with a low Tudor arch doorway.

Local climate

Earlscourt Manor receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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