Shapwick Manor

Shapwick Manor at Shapwick in the county of Somerset, England, is a medieval manor house, largely remodelled in the 19th century by Henry Strangways on his return from South Australia in 1871.

[1] It is not to be confused with Shapwick House, formerly an hotel, and more recently a rental property, which lies to the north of the village.

The manor of Shapwick originally belonged to Glastonbury Abbey, forming part of its Pouholt (Polden) estate in 729.

[2] The building that is known as Shapwick House, not the Manor, was built for the Almoner of Glastonbury Abbey in the Middle Ages.

[1] A survey in 1327 includes a 5 acres (2.0 ha) garden, moat and fishponds.

Shapwick Manor, Somerset, postcard ca 1910
Postcard ca 1910
Garden Screen, ca 1910