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Long Crendon Courthouse is a 15th-century two-storeyed timber frame building located in
Long Crendon Courthouse information at the National Trust
National Trust properties in Buckinghamshire Historic house museums in Buckinghamshire Grade II* listed buildings in Buckinghamshire {{Buckinghamshire-geo-stub
Long Crendon Courthouse is a 15th-century two-storeyed timber frame building located in Aylesbury
Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, South East England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery, David Tugwell`s house on Watermead and the Waterside Theatre. It is in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wy ...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
, England
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, and now a National Trust
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property and Grade II* listed building.
It is believed that the building was used as a wool
Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool.
As ...
store before serving to house manorial court
The manorial courts were the lowest courts of law in England during the feudal period. They had a civil jurisdiction limited both in subject matter and geography. They dealt with matters over which the lord of the manor had jurisdiction, primarily ...
s, which were held here from the reign of Henry V Henry V may refer to:
People
* Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026)
* Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125)
* Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161)
* Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227)
* Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (121 ...
until the reign of Victoria.
The ground floor (which is now let out as a flat) was the village poor house.
References
External links
Long Crendon Courthouse information at the National Trust
National Trust properties in Buckinghamshire Historic house museums in Buckinghamshire Grade II* listed buildings in Buckinghamshire {{Buckinghamshire-geo-stub