Leigh House
| Leigh House | |
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Entrance to Leigh House | |
| Location | Winsham, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 50°51′06″N 2°54′59″W / 50.85167°N 2.91639°WCoordinates: 50°51′06″N 2°54′59″W / 50.85167°N 2.91639°W |
| Built | 1617 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name: Leigh House | |
| Designated | 4 February 1958 |
| Reference no. | 262244[1] |
  Location of Leigh House in Somerset | |
Leigh House is 16th- or 17th-century house in Winsham, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
The site was previously part of the Forde Abbey estate until the dissolution of the monasteries,[2] and then bought by the Henley family who built the house at some point between 1590 and 1617.[1][3] It is made of local lias stone with Hamstone dressings.[1]
The house was modified in 1893,[1] and then sold by the descendants of the Henley family in 1919. Subsequent owners included the local MP George Davies.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Leigh House". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Leigh House". Winsham Web Museum. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Leigh House". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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