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Near to the village is Folly Farm, a 17th century farm with traditionally managed, unimproved, neutral grassland, flowery meadows and woodlands with splendid views run by Avon Wildlife Trust. Folly Farm includes two SSSI — the meadows (19.36 hectares) and Dowlings Wood (9 hectares).
[edit] Church
The Church of England parish church of St Nicholas and St Mary, which dates back to the 16th or 17th century includes wall paintings by Henry Strachey from 1915.[4] It is a Grade II listed building.[5]
"Stowey" is also the name of a hymn tune which was adapted by Ralph Vaughan Williams for "When a Knight Won His Spurs."
[edit] Sutton Court
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Main article: Sutton Court
Sutton Court, also known as Stowey Court, is a large house built on the site of a 14th century castle, with sections built in the 15th and 16th century. About 1558 (former date on a fireplace) Bess of Hardwick and her second husband Sir William St Loe added a north east wing with a parlour and chapel, which includes Tudor buttresses.[4] The house was then left to her son Charles Cavendish, but later the property passed to the Strachey family.[2] From about 1650-1700 it was the seat of Richard Jones and his son Sir William Jones, the Attorney General of England.[citation needed] Around 1800 it was the seat of the Strachey family including Richard Strachey and his brother John Strachey. Much of the house was remodelled in 1858 by Thomas Henry Wyatt.[4] Life at Sutton Court has been described by John St. Loe Strachey in his autobiographical book 'The Adventure of Living' in 1922.[6] It is a Grade II* listed building.[7] A curtain Wall to north of Sutton Court with a gazebo is also listed.[8] The Lodge is also Grade II listed.[9]
[edit] Stowey House
Another significant building in the village is Stowey House to the north-west of the church, which includes original seventeenth century gables, but was considerably extended in Georgian times.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.[10]
[edit] Other Grade II listed buildings
[edit] References
- , Stowey Castle, Stowey Sutton. Gatehouse gazetteer of the medieval fortifications and castles of England and Wales. Retrieved on 2006-04-25.
- , a b c Mason, Edmund J. & Mason, Doreen. Avon Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. ISBN 0-7091-9585-0.
- , Neighbourhood Statistics LSOA Bath and North East Somerset 021C Chew Valley South. Office of National Statistics 2001 Census. Retrieved on 2006-04-25.
- , a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus (2000). The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071013-2.
- , Church of St. Nicholas and Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
- , St. Loe Strachey, John (1922). The Adventure of Living A Subjective Autobiography (1860-1922). ISBN 1-4043-5656-8. Retrieved on 2006-05-21.
- , Sutton Court. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
- , Curtain Wall to north of Sutton Court with gazebo. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
- , Sutton Court Lodge. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
- , Stowey House. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
[edit] Bibliography
- Durham, I. & M. (1991). Chew Magna and the Chew Valley in old photographs. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-872971-61-X.
- Janes, Rowland (ed) (1987). The Natural History of the Chew Valley. ISBN 0-9545125-2-9.
- Ross, Lesley (Ed.) (2004). Before the Lake: Memories of the Chew Valley. The Harptree Historic Society. ISBN 0-9548832-0-9.
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