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Wingfield Manor is a ruined manor house left deserted since the 1770s, near the village of South Wingfield and some four miles (6.4 km) west of the town of Alfreton in the English county of Derbyshire. There is a working farm that forms part of the old manor.
South Wingfield, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7NH. The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house arranged round a pair of courtyards, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
- South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7NH, Derbyshire
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Wingfield Manor was built in the mid-15th century for Ralph, Lord Cromwell, Lord Treasurer to King Henry VI. Its upstanding remains date to four main building phases between 1439 and 1455. In its final form, it is a double-courtyard great house comprising an inner court to the north and a larger outer court to the south.
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house arranged round a pair of courtyards, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall. Wingfield Manor is contained within a private working farm and partly surrounds the farmhouse.
Wingfield Manor is the imposing ruin of a 15th-century manor house. Its most enduring claim to fame is that Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned here not once but twice (in 1569 and 1584-5). The house was begun by Ralph, Lord Cromwell, Chancellor of England, around 1441.
Wingfield Manor. South Wingfield, Derbyshire. Large ruins of a country mansion built in the mid 15th centuries and used to imprison Mary Queen of Scots in 1569, 1584, and 1585. General facilities. Entry by pre-booked guided tour on the first Saturday of the month April – September only. Please call 01246 857436 during office hours to book.
Wingfield Manor. Today, visitors can enjoy exploring its superb vaulted undercroft, walking through the late Gothic Great Hall or climb the 100 steps of the tower for a magnificent view of the Amber Valley. Wingfield Manor has been used as a filming location on several occasions, including Peak Practice and Zefferelli's Jane Eyre.
