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Boscobel House is a timber-framed dwelling of mid-seventeenth-century origin located in Shropshire, England. The house gained lasting historical prominence as the refuge where King Charles II sheltered following his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, famously hiding in the nearby oak tree whilst Parliamentary forces searched for him. The structure comprises a main building with characteristic timber-frame construction typical of the period, set within a modest estate that originally included formal gardens and outbuildings. The house remains significantly associated with the Stuart Restoration narrative and represents an important example of modest gentry accommodation from the Civil War era.
Boscobel House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003018. View the official record →
Boscobel House is a timber-framed dwelling of mid-seventeenth-century origin located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003018.
Boscobel House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including White Ladies (St Leonard's) Priory (1.3 km), Moated site 150m south-west of Brewood Lodge (2.6 km), Moated site 330m south west of Humphreston Hall (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Boscobel House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Boscobel House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.