Kentchurch Court

Kentchurch Court
Herefordshire
Location
Grid reference:	SO42302590
Location:	51°55’43"N, 2°50’26"W
Village:	Kentchurch
History
	Built 1795 – 1807
By:	Nash
	Country house
Information
Owned by:	Scudamore family
Website:	kentchurchcourt.co.uk

Kentchurch Court is a stately home located near the village of Kentchurch by the River Wye in Herefordshire. It is a Grade I listed building.

This is the family home of the Scudamore family. Family members included Sir John Scudamore, who acted as constable and steward of a number of royal castles in south Wales at the start of the 15th century. He secretly married Alys, one of the daughters of Owain Glyndŵr, in 1410, and it has been suggested that the couple may have harboured Glyndŵr himself at Kentchurch after his disappearance around 1412, until his death.

In the Middle Ages, a castle stood here: today only part of a tower and a gateway survive, dated to the 14th century.

The house standing today was built by Nash for the Scudamore family between 1795 and 1807.

On film

Kentchurch Court has been used as a filming location for several films and television series including:

• The Vault of Horror
• On the Black Hill
• Regency House Party

In 2011 the house was the subject of a documentary presented by hotelier Ruth Watson as part of her Country House Rescue series.

Outside links

• Kentchurch Court