Wonastow Court, in Wonastow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a 19th-century country house with earlier origins and later additions. The court is a

Grade II listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...

, and its gardens are listed, also at Grade II, on the

History

The origins of the court are a 16th-century manor house, subsequently reduced and rebuilt. The existing central block was built for Thomas Swinnerton in 1803. Newman describes the court as " classical in style, of three storeys and five bays with (a) Doric porch. To the right of the central block is a gatehouse in a "Tudor style" of the later 19th century, whilst to the left is the original 17th-century house of the Milbournes. At one time the mansion had its own chapel but that had been converted into offices by the 20th century. The court is a

as of 5 January 1952. Its gardens are listed, also at Grade II, on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. It was owned by Sir Lionel Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington bt. in 1901 although the person living there was Sir John Henry Seale, who was a baronet, Deputy Lieutenant and a Justice of the Peace.

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* {{Cite book , last=Newman, first=John , author-link=John Newman (architectural historian) , series=The Buildings of Wales , title=Gwent/Monmouthshire , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knRf4U60QjcC&pg=318 , year=2000 , publisher=Penguin , isbn=0140710531 History of Monmouthshire Grade II listed buildings in Monmouthshire Country houses in Monmouthshire Registered historic parks and gardens in Monmouthshire