Ince Grange
Has been described as a Possible Fortified Manor House
There are major building remains
Name | Ince Grange |
Alternative Names | Ince Manor; Ins; Jus |
Historic Country | Cheshire |
Modern Authority | Cheshire |
1974 Authority | Cheshire |
Civil Parish | Ince |
Ince Manor was a grange of the Benedictine Monastery of St Werburgh, Chester and was one of the chief properties soon after the Conquest. In 1399 license to crenellate the manor house was granted. The hall and a domestic range, now known as the Manor and Monastery Cottages, are still substantially complete. The hall is of early C15 date with windows of late C15/early C16. The domestic range probably belongs to the late C13/C14. The two buildings occupy two sides of a rectangular space still defined by walls and hedges. Lengths of foundation walls, now incorporated in garden boundaries, are clear evidence of a further building occupying a third (the south) side. Remnants of a filled-in moat or ditch are visible behind Monastery Cottages, and north of Ince Manor at the bend in the lane, a rock-cut ditch can be seen in the front gardens of a pair of recently built houses. There are also the remains, probably of small fishponds, in the field immediately north of the Manor. Park Cottages, south of the group, incorporate Medieval stonework and may be a former barn. (PastScape–ref. Davey and Williams, 1975)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law
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OS Map Grid Reference | SJ449765 |
Latitude | 53.2822189331055 |
Longitude | -2.82642006874084 |
Eastings | 344950 |
Northings | 376550 |