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Moynes Court is a Grade II * listed building in the village of Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales, about south west of Chepstow. An earlier building was rebuilt as a private residence by Francis Godwin, Bishop of Llandaff, in about 1609/10, and much of the building remains from that period. Its grounds contain earthworks thought to be the foundations of an earlier moated manor house. ==History== From perhaps as early as the 7th century, lands at Mathern, close to the Severn estuary, were the property of the Bishop of Llandaff. However, according to local historian E. T. Davies, a new manor of Newton-juxta-Mathern was formed out of the ecclesiastical lands, and was granted by the lord of Striguil (or Chepstow) to Sir Bogo (or Bevis) de Knovell (or Knovil), Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire in 1254.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Courtyard House, Moynes Court )〕 A fortified manor house or castle – sometimes called Mathern Castle〔 – was built on the site. Earthworks to the southwest of the existing buildings suggest that it was roughly square in form, with a surrounding ditch and an outer bailey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Moynes Court )〕 The only built remnant from the period is part of a gatehouse to the north, dating from the 14th century. This is square in plan, with two external stair turrets and some mediaeval windows. The Knovil family retained the lordship of the manor until about 1360, when John de Knovil died leaving his estate to his widow Margery, who married Thomas de Moigne (or Moyne). According to Bradney, it is likely that the original house at Moynes Court was built at that time, within the bailey to the north-east of the remains of the castle.〔 Soon after 1510, the estate came into the possession of the Morgan family of Pencoed, who held it until it was sold to Francis Lewis of St Pierre in 1638.〔 Moynes Court changed hands many times.〔 By 1608 the property had been leased by Francis Godwin, Bishop of Llandaff. Most sources ascribe the rebuilding of the house to Godwin, whose crest dated 1609 is over the main entrance,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MOYNES COURT, MATHERN; KNOVILL HOUSE; THE MOAT HOUSE )〕 although Davies states that "the story that it was built by () is without foundation."〔 Some sources state that the house would have been built as a private residential lodge for the bishops, with the nearby bishop's palace retained for official use.〔〔 However, according to Bradney, by 1618 it was leased by Thomas Hughes of Cillwch at Llantilio Crossenny; his elder son, also Thomas, was a colonel in the Parliamentary army, governor of Chepstow Castle and Member of Parliament for Monmouth, while his younger son Charles fought for the Royalists.〔 Around 1670 the ownership of the estate and the house passed to Col. Hughes' son-in-law, Richard Lyster, later passing in turn to his own son-in-law, Lewis Owen. Members of the extended family of Owen and Lyster then retained the house until it was sold in about 1826.〔 In 1893, it returned to the ownership of the Lewis family of St Pierre, and became the seat of Charles Edward Lewis.〔( National Library of Wales: St Pierre Documents ). Retrieved 16 September 2013〕 After the start of the First World War, it was occupied by the Wanklyn family; the young David Wanklyn later became the Allies' most successful submarine commander in the Second World War, in terms of tonnage sunk, and was awarded the VC and DSO before his death in 1942. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moynes Court」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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