Yate Court

In the civil parish of Yate. In the historic county of Gloucestershire (Modern Authority of South Gloucestershire, 1974 county of Avon).

Ruins of the great hall, chambers and service rooms of Yate Court. Early - mid C16, for the Berkeley family, possibly incorporating parts of an earlier mediaeval manor. Tall rubble walls survive, in places, up to 18/20 feet high. Moulded string course at first floor level on exterior. Ruins consist of part of a gatehouse and part of the hall. 2 storey section at north east with the remains of an ashlar fireplace which has a moulded jamb and part of a 4-centred lintel with carving in the spandrel. To the south west are 3 walls of a tower (gatehouse) with part of a moulded jamb. A section of freestanding wall survives at the south-west. Part of an important manorial complex, dating from the late C13 and belonging to the Berkeley family and the Crown. Razed in 1644. (Listing report)
The gatehouse is said to have a portcullis groove. Licence to crenellate granted to John Wylington in 1299.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST71288597

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 205092
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 2062 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Books
  • Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p132
    Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of Gloucestershire and Bristol (Malvern) p39
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p185
    Johnson, L.J.R., 1971, The History of Yate
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p404
• Journal Articles
  • Lindley, E.S., 1966, 'The Manor of Yate' Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Vol85 156-63 http://www2.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v085/bg085156.pdf
    1898, 'Transactions at the Spring Meeting at Yate, and Excursion to Iron Acton, Yate Court, Horton, and Little Sodbury' Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Vol21 p8-12 http://www2.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v021/bg021001.pdf
    Fox, F., 1898, 'The Description of the Manor Place of Yate' Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Vol21 p22-24 http://www2.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v021/bg021022.pdf
    Kennedy-Skipton, H.S., 1898, 'The Berkeleys at Yate' Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Vol21 p25-31 http://www2.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v021/bg021025.pdf
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls (1292-1301) p430