Bathealton Court
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Bathealton Court is a Grade II listed country house in Bathealton, Somerset, England. It was built in around 1766 and underwent significant alteration in around 1850. The north wing was demolished in the 1960s.
The manor of Bathealton Court was mentioned in the Domesday Book when it was the property of Sir William Moahun, Baron of Dunster Castle.[1] The present house was built in about 1788. The alterations of 1850 were at the hands of Henry Gorges Moysey, who also paid for the construction of Bathealton church in 1854. This had some fine painted glass by John Toms of Wellington.[2] it remained owned by the Moysey family until 1923, when sold by Charles Moysey.In 2006 it again changed hands,[3] being put up for auction. At this time the estate consisted of 141 acres (57 ha) of garden, parkland and woodland and included a farmhouse, stables and lodge.[1]