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Wulfhall or Wolfhall is an early 17th-century manor house in Burbage parish, Wiltshire, England. It is north-east of Burbage village, and about 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Marlborough.
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Oct 20, 2018 · Map showing buildings of Wolfhall before a number were demolished. it gives some clues as to the original layout of a double-courtyard manor house. T he Seymours were the ancestral wardens of the Savernake Forest, a vast territory that surrounded Wolfhall.
Wolfhall, on the outskirts of Burbage and on the edge of Savernake Forest, is the legendary Tudor manor that came to epitomise the ruthless world of Henry VIII’s adviser Thomas Cromwell and inspired Hilary Mantel’s novel Wolf Hall, now also a BAFTA award-winning BBC2 drama starring Mark Rylance.
The residence made famous by Hilary Mantel exists today, but not in its medieval form. Wolf Hall Manor (also known as Wulfhall) in Wiltshire probably started off as a timber-framed, double courtyard house with a tower, which housed the Seymour family until the 1570s.
Oct 2, 2018 · The real “Wolf Hall” has been discovered after owners of the surrounding land allowed archaeologists to explore the area because they were inspired by the BBC series.
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Jan 22, 2015 · In the Middle Ages there were nine forests in Wiltshire: Braydon, Chippenham, Chute, Clarendon, Grovely, Melchet, Melksham, Selwood and Savernake. Savernake was a remnant of primeval forest which became a royal forest soon after the Norman Conquest.
