United Kingdom
England
South East England
Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire
Minster Lovell
Minster Lovell Hall Ruins
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire
Minster Lovell
Minster Lovell Hall Ruins
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 35 out of 36 hikers
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Location: Minster Lovell, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom
Minster Lovell Hall is a ruin in Minster Lovell, an English village in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. The ruins are situated by the River Windrush.
Minster Lovell Hall was built by William Lovell around 1440. As Minster Lovell was one of the earliest estates held by the Lovell family and one of their main residences it was at least the second building occupying this site.
In 1747 large parts of the buildings were dismantled. By the early nineteenth century, the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall were thought to have been the buildings of an alien priory.
Legend
According to one report, a skeleton was discovered in the basement of Minster Lovell Hall in 1718 and was thought to be that of Francis Lovell who had hidden there after the Battle of Stoke and had died of starvation. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely this is the case. Francis Lovell spent little time in Minster Lovell and therefore would have no faithful servant there who could hide and feed him for years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minster_Lovell_Hall
June 1, 2018
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