Dixton Manor

Dixton Manor
Location Alderton, Gloucestershire, England
Coordinates 51°58′22″N 2°01′26″W / 51.97288°N 2.02395°W / 51.97288; -2.02395Coordinates: 51°58′22″N 2°01′26″W / 51.97288°N 2.02395°W / 51.97288; -2.02395
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated 4 July 1960

Dixton Manor is a Grade II*-listed historic manor in Alderton, Gloucestershire, England.

History

The manor was built for John Higford in 1555.[1][2] In the nineteenth century, it was acquired by Samuel Gist.[1][2] In 1962, it was purchased by Charles Hambro, Baron Hambro.[2][3]

Architectural significance

It has been listed Grade II* by English Heritage since 4 July 1960.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 British Listed Buildings: Dixton manor
  2. 1 2 3 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6, ed. C R Elrington (London, 1965), pp. 189-197 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol6/pp189-197 [accessed 5 May 2015].
  3. ↑ Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage, 1999, vol. 1, p. 1278
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