Historic home owned by Henry VIII on sale for £1m could be hiding ‘treasure’
Bremeridge Manor in Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, is 652 years old and has been the home of several sovereigns - it was also the location of ancient buried treasure
A HISTORIC country manor previously owned by Kings and Queens has gone on the market for a cool £1m - but new owners may want to invest in a shovel.
Bremeridge Manor, in Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire dates back to 1166 and was once the home of King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I and King James I.
The Grade II listed building is now up for grabs, but it could be hiding something very valuable indeed.
In 1878 a hoard of 14th century gold coins was discovered buried under the property when workmen were building an extension.
It has been suggested that gold could still be lurking in the grounds waiting to be discovered.
Guests can enter the grand property through a huge oak door thought to be over 300 years old and toast themselves by the same fireplace used by royalty.
The house is surrounded by vast greenery with well-manicured lawns and trimmed trees, complete with its own lake.
Unbelievably it is going for half the price of a Kensington flat with two bedrooms, bathroom and a living/dining room.
It has 3,513 sq ft of accommodation with a sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, drawing room, study, a main bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room, another three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
According to records, the manor was acquired by an order of monks, the Bonhommes of Edington, in 1366.
It was then passed to Henry VIII when he dissolved the monasteries between 1536 and 1541 and was then sold off to James Blount - Lord Mountjoy.
He sold it back to the monarchy in 1574 when it was bought by Queen Elizabeth I, who visited the nearby Longleat House in the same year.
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Previous owner Evan Morgans said: "It was a few months after I had moved in that I began to research the history of the house.
"It's truly mind-boggling to discover that you can trace a history of continuous occupancy of your house from yourself, going back to 1166 when the first recorded owner died.
"That is 835 years of knowing every owner, every lessee and every tenant. Three of the owners turned out to be sovereigns no less."
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