Westwood Manor
A small Wiltshire manor where late Gothic and Jacobean features sit alongside decorative plasterwork, historic furnishings and keyboard instruments.
A small Wiltshire manor where late Gothic and Jacobean features sit alongside decorative plasterwork, historic furnishings and keyboard instruments.
Register entry — WESTWOOD MANOR. National Heritage List for England reference: 1285342. Recorded designation: Grade I listed building.
First listed: 1962-11-13. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
The register records an amendment dated 1988-06-14.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1285342
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
An English editorial overview and visiting guidance are available in this dossier. Check the linked official information for current opening times, access and booking arrangements.
Record
- Manor house
- United Kingdom
- Westwood
- South West England
- other
- 1962-11-13
Editorial reading
The National Trust describes Westwood as a house built across three centuries. Late Gothic and Jacobean windows reflect different periods of development rather than a single stylistically uniform campaign. Decorative plasterwork forms another part of the surviving interior character.
The contents include period furniture, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century tapestries and two historically important keyboard instruments. A modern topiary garden introduces a later landscape layer beside the older house. The garden's presence should not be read as evidence that its current design dates from the manor's earliest period.
Our editorial reading: the property's relatively compact scale offers an opportunity to compare architectural details with furnishings from different periods. Separate the age of the building, individual interior features and the garden when reading the ensemble.
Source: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/westwood-manor (checked 21 October 2026).
Recommendation
Plan around the current official house-opening calendar and consult accessibility guidance before travelling. Give attention to the smaller details and musical instruments, then consider the contrast between the old house and modern topiary.
Location and visiting
Confirm current opening times, access and reservations with the place itself. These details follow the source record.
Sources & credits
Source record: Wikidata
Source record: Eigen redactie
Source record: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Source record: Wikimedia Commons
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