A major portion of a Grade I listed Tudor mansion and extensive private grounds is up for sale.
The 16th century property, which occupies the central wing of Siston Court, an Elizabethan stone manor house in the Siston Conservation Area, is known to have hosted many notable royal guests over the centuries, from Queen Anne of Denmark in 1613 to Edward Prince of Wales in the early 20th century. Oliver Cromwell is also rumoured to have lodged at the property in 1642.
The site dates back to medieval times, however the property that stands now was built for the Dennis, or Denys, family, who then sold it in the early 17 th century to a Henry Billinger. It was purchased by the Earl of Middlesex in 1637 and it was during this tenure that Oliver Cromwell, in the vicinity for the Battle of Lansdown, is thought to have lodged there.
