Built / Designed For: John de Markenfield

House & Family History: Markenfield is one of the only completely moated manor houses to remain in England.

Country Life: XXXI, 206 plan, 1912. LXXXVIII, 566 plan, 1940.

House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Not Listed

Current Seat / Home of: Richard William Brinsley Norton, 8th Baron Grantley; Grantley family here since 1761.

Past Seat / Home of: John de Markenfield, 14th century. Sir Thomas Egerton, 16th century. Sir Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, 1761-89; William Norton, 2nd Baron Grantley, 1789-1822; Fletcher Norton, 3rd Baron Grantley, 1822-75; Thomas Brinsley Norton, 4th Baron Grantley, 1875-77; John Richard Brinsley Norton, 5th Baron Grantley, 1877-1943; Richard Henry Brinsley Norton, 6th Baron Grantley, 1943-54; John Richard Brinsley Norton, 7th Baron Grantley, 1954-95.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: Yes

Phone: 01765-692-303

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://markenfieldhall.com/

Awards: HHA/Sotheby's Restoration Award, 2008.

Historic Houses Member: Yes