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Dower House, Fawsley Park is a residential structure associated with the Fawsley estate in Northamptonshire. The building dates from the seventeenth century and exemplifies the type of secondary residence historically provided for widows of the estate's principal landowners. Built of stone with period architectural details, the house reflects the domestic building practices and social conventions of its era. As a dower house, it holds significance as evidence of the established custom among the gentry of making formal provision for widows through dedicated residential properties.
Dower House, Fawsley Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003890. View the official record →
Dower House, Fawsley Park is a residential structure associated with the Fawsley estate in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003890.
Dower House, Fawsley Park 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 1003890.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of a moated monastic retreat house, manorial courthouse and inn (1.5 km), Everdon Bridge (3 km), Preston Capes motte and bailey castle (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dower House, Fawsley Park'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.
Dower House, Fawsley Park stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.