About
Since the 12th century, there has been a settlement at Gaulden.
Once part of Taunton Priory; in 1539, it was surrendered to King Henry VIII during the Valor Ecclesiaisticus. In the 16th century under Queen Elizabeth I it became the home of James Turberville, the former Bishop of Exeter. It is thought to be the Bishop who added what Country Life cited as the ‘astonishing plaster decoration’ for which it is now renowned.
Available as a location, a place to stay and with treasures to discover and buy.
Nestled among the rolling Somerset countryside, between the Brendon Hills and the Quantocks, this historic house and gardens is a living symbol of its unique past. Gaulden Manor is home to Mr Mark Homewood and Mr Michael Sharp.
“The house lies beside a stream in the recesses of a twisting pastoral valley...”
- Country Life 1933
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