White Cross Manor was the

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, England, of the Wynter family. It was burnt to the ground in April 1645 on the orders of Sir John Wynter to avoid it being taken over by the Parliamentarians during the

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. White Cross Manor was where Edward Swarthye, a Black man, is recorded as whipping John Guye. Another manor house, Lydney House, was later built at the other end of its grounds.

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Manor houses in England Buildings and structures demolished in the 17th century Houses in Gloucestershire {{Gloucestershire-struct-stub