It is a Grade II* listed building within the Allington conservation area[1] of Chippenham Without parish.

Francis Kilvert, diarist, noted on 4 March 1875: "Old William [Halliday] told me the story of how old Squire Sadler Gale of Bulwich House at Allington made himself wings and flew off the garden wall.

[citation needed] Andrew and Camilla Parker Bowles moved into the house in 1973, the year of their marriage.

[9] Associated structures include a farmhouse, built to the rear of the house in the late 17th or early 18th century.

[11] The gates at the south entrance to the house have ashlar piers with ball finials, flanked by a pair of square stone lodges from the early 18th century; they have pyramidal stone tile roofs and small ball finials.

[7] Bolehyde Manor was placed for sale by the Earl and Countess Cairns in 2011 for £4.76 million; it was not sold at that time.

The 80-acre (32 ha) property included a three-bedroom annexe and three cottages with a "huge potential for improvement".