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Longueville Court

A Grade II Listed Building in Wolverton and Greenleys, Milton Keynes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0638 / 52°3'49"N

Longitude: -0.8294 / 0°49'45"W

OS Eastings: 480347

OS Northings: 241248

OS Grid: SP803412

Mapcode National: GBR CZT.F5G

Mapcode Global: VHDSZ.KDX7

Plus Code: 9C4X357C+G7

Entry Name: Longueville Court

Listing Date: 12 June 1953

Last Amended: 28 October 1976

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1125322

English Heritage Legacy ID: 45629

ID on this website: 101125322

Location: Wolverton Mill East, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12

County: Milton Keynes

Civil Parish: Wolverton and Greenleys

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Wolverton Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description



1.
5135 OLD WOLVERTON ROAD
Old Wolverton
Longueville Court
(formerly listed as
The Rectory)
SP 8041 2/10 12.6.53.

II

2.
Circa 1729. 2 storey limestone house, ashlar with hipped slate roofs of 2 slopes
with stone based chimneys at gable ends. 5 windows, glazing bar sashes, with wide
moulded cases flush with the face, stone lintel with keystone, plinth and band
at 1st floor level. Central entrance has early C17 stone doorcase salvaged from
Wolverton Manor, demolished 1725. Semi-circular headed doorway flanked by 2 reeded
Corinthian columns supporting large broken pediment with the arms of the Longuevilles
in tympanum and with strapwork on soffit of lintel. In the centre above the platband
and on both sides of the pediment is a section of Doric order frieze. A late canted
bay window of 3 lights to right of the doorway. Lower 2 storey wing to south in
rubble. 3 light sashes to right with glazing bars and keystones, single light
sash with glazing bars and keystone to left. Brick porch and steps to entrance
at rear in courtyard containing a pump. Interior said to contain a C17 pedimented
doorway from the old Manor, which has the Longueville crest in the pediment and
grotesques in the spandrels. Also a section of C12 dogtooth from the original
Church (qv) (R.C.H.M.).


Listing NGR: SP8034741248

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