Tintinhull Court in Tintinhull,

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, England, was built as a medieval parsonage for the Church of St Margaret. It has been designated as a Grade I

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern I ...

. The

Hamstone Hamstone is the name given to a honey-coloured building stone from Ham Hill, Somerset, England. It is a well-cemented medium to coarse grained limestone characterised by marked bedding planes of clay inclusions and less well-cemented material ...

building was re-modelled in 1678, 1777 and 1927, with the first of these being by the prior of nearby

Montacute Priory Montacute Priory was a Cluniac priory of the Benedictine order in Montacute, Somerset, England. History It was founded between 1078 and 1102 by William, Count of Mortain, in face of a threat that if he did not do so, the King would take the land ...

. After the dissolution of the monasteries it became crown property belonging to

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagr ...

who sold it to Sir William Petre who sold it in 1546 to the Napper family who owned it for the next 250 years from their purchase of it in 1546. During the 17th century they built Tintinhull House as a

Dower House A dower house is usually a moderately large house available for use by the widow of the previous owner of an English, Scottish or Welsh estate. The widow, often known as the " dowager", usually moves into the dower house from the larger family h ...

. In 2009 the house was put up for sale with an asking price of around £2million.

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{{reflist Medieval architecture Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset Clergy houses in England Grade I listed houses in Somerset Houses in Somerset Hamstone buildings

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