Shrivenham House - The Rectory Manor

The site of the present day Shrivenham House is located in the most prime spot next to the church. Some kind of dwelling has likely been on the site for as long as the church has. Documents stored in numerous archives have been re-examined and have confirmed that this was the site of the Rectory Manor House during the period occupied by the Pleydell family as Lay Rectors. It would have been a different building than what is there now and of a different orientation. To read an article on the Rectory Manor please go HERE.

The premises called today, 'Shrivenham House,' was also known by the Barringtons as 'The Dower House,' probably from the time of the occupation of Elizabeth Lady Viscountess Barrrington, widow of the fifth viscount. She was generally known in the village at the time as, 'The Dowager,' and died in 1841. The modern colour photograph is of the western end of the house that was rebuilt by Elizabeth Barrington in 1834 and bears her monogram on a stone tablet. To read a history of the house in PDF format please go HERE

AKA - The Dower House