Norgrove Court
| Norgrove Court | |
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  Location within Worcestershire | |
| General information | |
| Type | Stately home |
| Location | Norgrove Lane, Elcocks Brook, Callow Hill |
| Coordinates | 52°17′11.53″N 1°59′27.15″W / 52.2865361°N 1.9908750°WCoordinates: 52°17′11.53″N 1°59′27.15″W / 52.2865361°N 1.9908750°W |
Norgrove Court is a stately home near Redditch in North Eastern Worcestershire built in 1649. It is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England.[1]
Location[]
Norgrove Court is located on Norgrove Lane, in the parish of Feckenham near the hamlets of Elcock's Brook and Callow Hill, in Worcestershire.
History[]
Built in 1649, it was nationally recorded as a listed building in 1954. The Old Cottage to the south west of Norgrove Court is listed Grade II and is the only surviving outbuilding of the main house.[2] N Pevsner documented the house.
Notable residence[]
- Sir Thomas Cookes (1648–1701), settled an endowments on Bromsgrove School and Worcester College, Oxford with a preference for students from Feckenham among others.
References[]
- ^ Historic England, "Norgrove Court (1167093)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 February 2018
- ^ Historic England, "The old cottage about 30 yards south-west of Norgrove Court (1348656)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 February 2018
External links[]
Categories:
- Country houses in Worcestershire
- Grade I listed buildings in Worcestershire
- Grade II listed buildings in Worcestershire
- Grade I listed houses
- Grade II listed houses
- Houses completed in 1649
- Redditch