Lower Court is a wonderful home of immense charm and character. Its adjacent small chapel is believed to date from 1265 and in the 14th century, the original house was divided until a Bristol merchant named Richard Ameryk started to purchase shares in the estate until 1502 when he acquired the final portion of the manor. In the late 1400's it is recorded that Ameryk paid a yearly sum of £20 to John Cabot by decree of King Henry VII after his 1497 voyage of discovery and it is widely believed that Cabot named the new land America as a compliment to Ameryk. A fascinating historical link to the original Lower Court Farm estate. The manor house itself is understood to date from 1663 .

During the course of their ownership, the current owners have significantly invested in this important home, creating an elegant and stylish interior with light, contemporary touches. The staircase was moved to create a proper entrance statement and a very smart new kitchen was created on the southern elevation offering a much improved, light family area with delightful aspects over the rear grounds. The house has a most impressive approach , with a long sweeping driveway with a lawn on one side and an enclosed paddock on the other. The drive continues passing the level east lawns with views of the smartly landscaped grounds to the front, culminating in a circular turning and parking area to the rear with space for numerous vehicles. Beyond the rear terrace, a wide expanse of lawn interspersed with fine specimen trees leads to a further area of paddock with a delightful wildlife lake at the far end.

Whilst for day to day access, the house would be entered from the rear, the principal entrance to the front leads into a superb reception hall with a polished stone floor with full height to the second floor and a galleried landing. The newly created Kitchen breakfast room has herringbone oak flooring, mirroring that in the main reception and retains its original stone fireplace. There are further feature fireplaces with cast iron ranges and wood burning stoves in the dining area and the cosy second sitting room. Having re-sited the kitchen, the owners sensibly opted to retain the original kitchen at the opposite end of the house as this room in conjunction with the adjacent office/games room (which requires a degree of cosmetic refurbishment) has great potential to be utilised as a self-contained wing or holiday let.

The first floor bedrooms are arranged around the spacious and bright L shaped galleried landing. Bedroom one has a fine en suite dressing room with fitted wardrobes and an en suite bath/shower room and there are three further bedrooms on this level and a modern family bathroom. The second floor rooms are interconnecting and currently used as a fifth bedroom and an adjoining gym.

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