Penfound Manor
Penfound Manor near Poundstock is thought to be the oldest continually-inhabited ancestral home in England, dating to the Saxon period. It is also thought to be the first house in Britain with a purpose-built bedroom. The current house dates from late mediaeval times, based around a mediaeval hall which was then added to in Tudor times. William Penfound was murdered in the church at Poundstock and is said to now haunt his old house.
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