Warneford Place

Warneford Place, also known as Sevenhampton Place, is a Grade II listed country house in Sevenhampton, south of Highworth, in Wiltshire, England.

Sevenhampton Place
Warneford Place
Location within Wiltshire
General information
Town or citySevenhampton
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°36′44″N 1°42′04″W
Completed17th century
Renovated1963
OwnerPaddy McNally

The main house is modern but is listed because it incorporates some features from the original 18th century mansion.[1] Warneford Place dates back to at least the 17th century, and was home to the Warneford family.[2] That family, although often impoverished, had been established in the area since around the 12th century and owned much of its land. The house was often empty and neglected.[3][4]

In 1902, there was an auction of the Warneford Place Estate and its contents.[5] It has been grade II listed (as Warnford Place) since 1979.[1]

It was home to Frederick Banbury, 1st Baron Banbury of Southam, who died there in 1936.

In 1960, the James Bond author Ian Fleming bought the "demolished Warneford Place", and built a new house which he named Sevenhampton Place, incorporating some elements of the original building.[6][7] He did not move in until the new house was completed in 1963 and spent little time there. He died in 1964, aged 56, and is buried in the Sevenhampton churchyard, along with his wife Ann and son Caspar.[6][7] His widow Ann Fleming lived at Sevenhampton Place until she died there on 12 July 1981.[8]

In 1987, the house was bought by the businessman Paddy McNally for £7 million.[6] In 2004, the house was robbed by The Johnson Gang, who stole items to the value of £750,000.[6]

References
  1. Historic England. "Warnford Place (1023373)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. "Warneford, Samuel Wilson (1763–1855)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28752. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. Priest, W. M. (1969). "The Rev. Samuel Warneford, M.A., LL.D. (1763-1855)". British Medical Journal. 3: 587–590. doi:10.1136/bmj.3.5670.587. PMC 1984343.
  5. Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. "Daring raid on tycoon's home". This Is Wiltshire. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. "Celebrating the life of the man from 00-Sevenhampton". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. "Fleming [née Charteris], Ann Geraldine Mary [other married namesAnn Geraldine Mary O'Neill, Lady O'Neill; Ann Geraldine Mary Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere] (1913–1981), society hostess | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography".


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