Arbury Hall, Warwickshire

Historical Description

Arbury-Hall, the seat of the Newdegate family, in Chilvers-Coton parish, 3 miles SW of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. An Augustinian priory was built on its site in the time of Henry II.; given, in 1538, to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk; purchased, in the reign of Elizabeth, by Sir Edmund Anderson; and transferred, soon afterwards, in exchange for other property, to John Newdegate, Esq. The priory was demolished, and a quadrangular mansion erected in its place, by Sir Edmund Anderson, and the mansion was transformed into a handsome Gothic pile, of four fronts in different styles, by Sir Roger Newdegate, who founded the Newdegate prize at Oxford University, and died in 1806. The interior is splendid, and possesses, among other attractions, a very curious and interesting picture of the time of Henry VI., brought hither from Astley Castle.

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.