Dorney Court
A Tudor manor house at Dorney, maintaining a long family association within a village landscape close to the Thames.
A Tudor manor house at Dorney, maintaining a long family association within a village landscape close to the Thames.
Register entry — DORNEY COURT. National Heritage List for England reference: 1124439. Recorded designation: Grade I listed building.
First listed: 1955-09-23. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1124439
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.
Eintrag
- Tudor manor house
- Vereinigtes Königreich
- Dorney
- South East England
- other
- 1955-09-23
Redaktionelle Einordnung
The estate's account describes Dorney Court as the village manor house and traces its documentary history to the Domesday record. That early reference concerns the property's history; it does not mean that the standing Tudor house was built in 1086.
The same account records successive owners and the later Palmer family association. The operator now presents the house for historic visits, private celebrations and filming. Those uses coexist within an estate linked to the surrounding village and farmland, and each has its own access arrangements.
Our editorial reading: distinguish the age of the manor as an institution from the age and appearance of its surviving buildings. The continuing domestic and village relationships are as relevant as the familiar image of a Tudor house.
Sources: https://dorneycourt.co.uk/about/history/ and https://dorneycourt.co.uk/ (checked 21 October 2026).
Besuchsempfehlung
Confirm the current public opening dates directly with the operator. Tours, private events and filming can affect availability; an advertised venue or an old closure notice should not be read as a current general admission schedule.
Lage und Besuch
Bestätigen Sie aktuelle Öffnungszeiten, Zugangsbedingungen und Reservierungen direkt beim Ort. Diese Angaben folgen dem Quelldatensatz.
Quellen & Credits
Quelldatensatz: Wikidata
Quelldatensatz: Eigen redactie
Quelldatensatz: Eigen redactie
Quelldatensatz: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Quelldatensatz: Wikimedia Commons
Die Region erkunden
Auf Grundlage des erfassten Landes und der Region. Die europäische Einteilung ist eine redaktionelle Entscheidung. Dieser Link öffnet die regionale Sammlung auf Englisch mit Orten aus mehreren Mondes und verknüpften Publikationen.