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Southwick Hall, Northamptonshire

Southwick Hall, at Southwick (pron "Suth-ick"), N of Oundle, Northamptonshire.
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Southwick Hall.
Street view from the road to the S.
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See street view of entrance.

Knyvet

Southwick was the seat of the Knyvet family.
[VCH, 1906] says John Knyvet is at Southwick in 1194.
Thomas Knyvet held Southwick in 1242. See [Bridges, 1791] and [VCH, 1906].
Southwick Hall was built in early 1300s by Knyvet.
It was known as "Knyvet's Place".

Lynne

John Lynne of London married before 1442 to Joan Knyvet of this family.
In 1442, he acquired her family property Southwick Hall.
Southwick Hall became the Lynne seat.
George Lynne (buried in 1593) re-built the main part of the house. There are stones with dates "1571" and "1580".
It was inherited by his son George Lynne (buried in 1617).
His son George Lynne (died 1606) died before his father.
It was inherited by the grandson George Lynne (died c.1672).
Surname later tended to be spelled "Lynn".

The last male Lynn at Southwick Hall was George Lynn, who died 1758.
Southwick Hall was then inherited by his sister Martha Lynn, who married Rev. Francis Broade and had no issue.
Martha died 1796. She left Southwick Hall to her cousin George Francis Johnson.
In 1796 he assumed the name of Lynn.
He died 1824. He left Southwick Hall to his nephew Walter Johnson.
In 1831 he assumed the name of Lynn.
However he sold Southwick Hall.
[RCHME, 1984] says the house was advertised for sale in 1834. It was described then as "much neglected".
In 1840, Walter Lynn (formerly Johnson) sold Southwick Hall to Capron.

Capron

Southwick Hall was purchased by the Capron family in 1840 from Walter Lynn (formerly Johnson).
The painter Brenda Pye (born 1907) comes from the Capron family of Southwick Hall.
The Capron family still own Southwick Hall and live there.
It is open to the public.
See CAPRON OF SOUTHWICK HALL in [Burkes LG].

Southwick Hall.
From 1885 map.

Southwick Hall.
Satellite view from here.

Plan of Southwick Hall.
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From [VCH, Northamptonshire, 1906].
VCH says it has parts from every century from 14th century to 19th century.

Southwick Hall. The S front. Photo c.1905.
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From [VCH, Northamptonshire, 1906].

Postcard of Southwick Hall.
For sale here.

Postcard of Southwick Hall.
For sale here.

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Modern pictures

Southwick Hall.
Photo 2005. From geograph.

Southwick Hall.
Photo 2006 by R. Neil Marshman.
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Southwick Hall.
Photo 2014 by Ben Keating. Creative Commons.
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Videos

Drone footage of Southwick Hall.
From Ken Brann Photography.
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References

• SOUTHWICK in [VCH, Northamptonshire]
  • See pp.591-595 of 1906 edn.

• An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire, RCHME, 1984.
  • Volume 6 (Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire).
  • Southwick on pp.137-144.
  • Plate 80 to Plate 83.

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Sources yet to be consulted

• Southwick Hall in Country Life, 1962.
  • 24 May 1962. See p.1.
  • See also 31 May and 7 June, 1962.

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• Southwick in Wikipedia.
• Southwick in GENUKI.

• Southwick Hall photos:
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Pictures of England.

• "Knyvett Place?" Article in Issue 45 of Oundle Life, July 2024.