Hasfield Court

Has been described as a Questionable Fortified Manor House

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameHasfield Court
Alternative Names
Historic CountryGloucestershire
Modern AuthorityGloucestershire
1974 AuthorityGloucestershire
Civil ParishHasfield

The manor house was known in the 15th century as Hasfield Moat House. The existing lake is a remnant of the old moat, and the stone archway which formed the entrance over the drawbridge can still be seen, incorporated in the stable buildings. Portions of the house are said to date from the reign of King John (Langston), but elsewhere the 16th century is given as the date of the oldest surviving parts (VCH). The present building is largely Georgian (Langston).

Hasfield Court is externally almost wholly of Victorian construction though a few C16th fragments are visible at the back of the house. The stone archway incorporated in the stables is Tudor. The "moat" could never have been of any greater extent than at present and it seems possible that it is an ornamental feature of the C17th or C18th.

It seems unlikely that Hasfield Moat House existed on this site and there are no other obvious sites in the immediate vicinity (F1 ANK 05-JUN-69). (PastScape)

History: house owned by the Pauncefoote family. c1200-1598. The medieval-early Tudor house was probably moated. (Listed Building Report)

Ditch and archway of about 1500 remains from stronghouse dating back to 1200. (Salter)

Gatehouse Comments

The house of the Pauncefoote's was probably decorated in a martial style to reflect the status of the family but it seems unlikely it was completely moated or seriously fortified.

- Philip Davis

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 ReferenceSO825274
Latitude51.9454498291016
Longitude-2.25585007667542
Eastings382510
Northings227470
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Books

  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of Gloucestershire and Bristol (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 22
  • Elrington, C.R. (ed), 1968, VCH Gloucestershire Vol. 8 p. 282- online transcription

Journals

  • Langston, J.N., 1952, 'Old Catholic Families of Gloucestershire. I. The Pauncefotes of Hasfield' Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Vol. 71 p. 142 online copy