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Greys Court is a medieval fortified house in Oxfordshire with origins in the late twelfth century, though the surviving structures largely date from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The site retains substantial remnants of its defensive works, including castle walls and towers that exemplify the military architecture of the later medieval period. A notable well house, which served both practical and defensive functions, remains among the structures on the site. The fortification reflects the importance of the location and the status of its medieval owners, the de Grey family, whose seat this became during the medieval period.
Greys Court; castle wall, towers and well house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006367. View the official record →
Greys Court is a medieval fortified house in Oxfordshire with origins in the late twelfth century, though the surviving structures largely date from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006367.
Greys Court; castle wall, towers and well 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 1006367.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Highlands Farm Palaeolithic site (2.8 km), Castle Grove camp (4.9 km), Roman villa at Mill End (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Greys Court; castle wall, towers and well 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.
Greys Court; castle wall, towers and well house stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.