Clopton House
Clopton House, which was originally built during Post Medieval period. The house is 250m north east of Gilbert Close, Stratford-upon-Avon.
1 16th/17th century house renovated late 17th and early 19th century. Split into flats in 1982.
2 Attractive house with mid 17th century facade concealing an older structure, possibly built when the Clopton family sold New Place to William Shakespeare in 1597. The early house was moated and approached via a detached gatehouse and bridge on the east. The west and south ranges were remodelled in the 1660s.
3 Stands on an old moated site about a mile north of Stratford-upon-Avon and its early history is bound to the Clopton family who came into possession of the land in the 13th century.
The oldest parts of Clopton House date from the late 16th or early 17th century.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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A Lady Beecham, a resident of Clopton House, speaking in the 1950’s, told S.P.B. Mais that William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway got married in the private chapel at Clopton House. The private chapel adjoined the “ghost room”.
Source: “Folklore of Warwickshire” by Roy Palmer
Hello! Having bought this wonderful property my late husband , Tim, and I moved in on 4th April 1976. My son was we were told was the first child to be born there for more than 200 years and has ‘clopton’ as his second name . We were the last family to own and live there in single occupation and assured its future with the restoration programme that we undertook . It has a very special place in our hearts .
As a child I remember meeting Lady Beecham in the house. It was quite dark but had a beautiful wooden panelled dining room. It had a large table in it and on the table was a vase with plastic flowers in it. One used to get them with washing powder. We thought it was very funny in such a grand house! No idea why we went therr!
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