Ashwick Court
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Ashwick Court is Grade II* listed house on Heckley Lane northwest of Ashwick
, in Mendip
district, eastern Somerset
, England, adjacent to the Church of St James
. It is a country house, dating from the late 17th century and became a listed building on June 2, 1961.
Judge Jeffries tried cases at Ashwick Court during the Bloody Assizes
following the Monmouth Rebellion
in 1685. The house was owned by the Strachey Baronets, before it was let to Dr Newton Wade in 1892 who thought he had discovered oil in the water well.
Alterations were added to the property in the 18th and mid 19th century.
The house stands in 48.5 acres (19.6 ha) of attached parkland and has its own tennis court
.
Ashwick
Ashwick is a village in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, about three miles north of Shepton Mallet and seven miles east from Wells. It has also been a civil parish since 1826...
, in Mendip
Mendip
Mendip is a local government district of Somerset in England. The Mendip district covers a largely rural area of ranging from the Mendip Hills through on to the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 110,000...
district, eastern Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England, adjacent to the Church of St James
Church of St James, Ashwick
The Church of St James in Ashwick, Somerset, England has a tower dating from around 1450 and the rest of the church from 1881. It is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Ashwick Court....
. It is a country house, dating from the late 17th century and became a listed building on June 2, 1961.
Judge Jeffries tried cases at Ashwick Court during the Bloody Assizes
Bloody Assizes
The Bloody Assizes were a series of trials started at Winchester on 25 August 1685 in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor, which ended the Monmouth Rebellion in England....
following the Monmouth Rebellion
Monmouth Rebellion
The Monmouth Rebellion,The Revolt of the West or The West Country rebellion of 1685, was an attempt to overthrow James II, who had become King of England, King of Scots and King of Ireland at the death of his elder brother Charles II on 6 February 1685. James II was a Roman Catholic, and some...
in 1685. The house was owned by the Strachey Baronets, before it was let to Dr Newton Wade in 1892 who thought he had discovered oil in the water well.
Alterations were added to the property in the 18th and mid 19th century.
The house stands in 48.5 acres (19.6 ha) of attached parkland and has its own tennis court
Tennis court
A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.-Dimensions:...
.