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Coughton Court is a substantial country house with medieval origins, located in Warwickshire. The core structure dates from the fifteenth century, when it was built by the Throckmorton family, who have owned the estate continuously since its foundation. The house is distinguished by its impressive gatehouse, constructed in the early sixteenth century, which remains one of the finest examples of Tudor architecture in the region. The wider medieval settlement associated with Coughton Court reflects the established pattern of aristocratic landholding and residential development characteristic of late medieval Warwickshire, with the house and its surrounding estate forming an important centre of local power and administration.
Medieval settlement at Coughton Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017171. View the official record →
Coughton Court is a substantial country house with medieval origins, located in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017171.
Medieval settlement at Coughton Court 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 1017171.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beauchamp Court moated site (1.8 km), Alcester Abbey (2.7 km), Kinwarton Dovecot (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement at Coughton Court'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.
Medieval settlement at Coughton Court stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.