DiCamillo Companion
England

Weston House (Weston Underwood)

  • House & Family History: All that remains of the great house of the Throckmortons is the 1710 West Wing and its attached 1828 addition, today a private home.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: The Stables, gatepiers, the Kitchen Garden, and the Gothic Temple are all extant.

    Chapel & Church: The Catholic Chapel of 1838 was mostly demolished in the early 20th century; one bay of the Chapel is extant.

  • John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. II, 1825.

  • House Listed: Not Listed

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: John de Olney, 14th century. Sir Robert Throckmorton, 1st Bt., 17th century; Throckmorton family here since 1446.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No