Barrs Court

Barrs Court is an urban residential area in the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire to the East of the City & County of Bristol, England,

History

Barrs Court Moat was initially part of Kingswood Chase, a royal hunting forest (successor to the larger forest of Kingswood, deforested in 1228). It is now an ancient monument.[1] The name comes from Lady Jane Barre who owned the land in the mid 15th Century. The moat itself borders a range of old ruins,[2] these are of the large mansion owned by the Newton family, this stood until around 1740.[3] One of these original outbuildings, the large cruciform tithe barn, was converted in the late 1980s into a public house.

There are a number of monuments in Bristol Cathedral to the Newton family.

References

  1. ↑ "Moated site 725m north east of Mount Pleasant Farm". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Barrs Court". Gatehouse. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Footsteps into History - Barrs Court". Bristol Post. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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