Chamberhouse

Has been described as a Possible Fortified Manor House

There are no visible remains

NameChamberhouse
Alternative NamesChambirehous
Historic CountryBerkshire
Modern AuthorityWest Berkshire
1974 AuthorityBerkshire
Civil ParishThatcham

Farmhouse on the site of a medieval manor house and chapel. A licence to crenellate the house and empark 300 acres was granted in 1446 and a chapel is recorded on the site in 1530 and again in the late C17. The present house dates from the late C18 and is two storeyed and brick-built with a late C19 extension to the rear. (PastScape)

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSU520656
Latitude51.3874397277832
Longitude-1.25362002849579
Eastings452000
Northings165650
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Books

  • Page, Wm and Ditchfield, P.H. (eds), 1923, VCH Berkshire Vol. 3 p. 316-7 online transcription
  • Barfield, Samuel, 1901, Thatcham, Berks and Its Manors Vol. 1 p. 272-311

Journals

  • Peacock, D., 2007, 'Abbot Hugh leads riotous attack at Chamberhouse' Journal of Thatchem Historical Society Vol. 1.1 p44-5

Primary Sources

  • Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1927, Calendar of Charter Rolls Vol. 6 5 Henry VI - 8 Henry VIII, AD 1427-1516, with an appendix, 1215-1288 (HMSO) p. 72 online copy