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Winkburn Hall - Architectural detail of a cherub holding a horn of plenty on a keystone

Courtesy of Reg Baker

Winkburn Hall
Winkburn
England

Some time in the twelfth century both church and town of Winkburn were given to the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, one of the military orders of the religious, who were introduced into this country about A.D. 1100. The Knights retained possession until the seizure of monastic property by Henry VIII., when Winkburn reverted to the Crown, and was granted by Edward VI. to William Burnell, Esq., and Constance his wife, with whose descendants it still remains. In 1588 the manor appears to have been occupied by Elizabeth, Countess of Rutland, as there are in the Belvoir Manuscripts numerous letters from her ladyship dated from Winkburn. John, Earl of Rutland, died in March, 1587-88, and it is probable that the house would be taken for awhile by the widow, as affording a peaceful seclusion from the troubles and anxieties of public life at the Court of Queen Elizabeth. After the temporary occupation of Winkburn by the Duchess as tenant, the owners resumed possession of their estate. The Winkburn Hall that we see today was most probably built around 1700 as a two-storey 'William and Mary' style house; the attic was added in the late 18th century.

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