Monument record 11221 - Overleigh Manor

Overleigh Manor is recorded in Domesday as part of the ancient manor of Legh - later divided intoOverleigh and Netherleigh. Around 1230 the manor was granted to Basingwerk Abbey who built a chapel there. Both structures survived into the 15th century and in 1545 they were bought by Matthew Ellis when they were described as an ancient timber manor house with estate. (1)

The medieval house was later destroyed during the Civil War but subsequently rebuilt by Thomas Cowper. The post medieval manor house was located on the Overleigh Road on Lavaux's map of 1745 and appears to consist of a loose courtyard of buildings with a formal garden to the rear. (2)

Cowper's manor was destroyed in 1838 to make way for the new approach to Eaton Hall. (2)

<1> Chester Local History, 1996-Present, Chester Local History News, Winter 2002 (Newsletter). SCH4494.

<2> Morgan, L. And St John Williams, N., 2004, 20th Century Handbridge (Book). SCH6900.