Coker Court

Coker Court
Location:	East Coker, Somerset, England
Coordinates:	50°54′25″N 2°39′33″W / 50.90694°N 2.65917°W / 50.90694; -2.65917Coordinates: 50°54′25″N 2°39′33″W / 50.90694°N 2.65917°W / 50.90694; -2.65917
Built:	15th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated:	19 April 1961[1]
Reference #:	263665
Location of Coker Court in Somerset

Coker Court in East Coker, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

The Courtney family were lords of the manor in the 14th and 15th centuries. They built the present building, on the site of an earlier house during the early part of the 15th century. In 1616 it was bought by archdeacon Helyar who added to the structure of the building.^[2] William Helyar supported the king during the English Civil war.^[3] His descendent, another William Helyar, was Member of Parliament for Somerset in 1715. The Helyar family owned sugar plantations in Jamaica.^[4]

The 18th-century portion was built by Sir William Chambers.^[1]

The house is now divided into several properties.^[1] Part of the 1996 film Emma, based on the novel of the same name by Jane Austen, was shot on location at Coker Court.^[5]

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Coker Court". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=263665. Retrieved 6 July 2009. 
2. ^ Emery, Anthony (2006). [9780521581325 Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: Southern England]. Cambridge University Press. pp. 516-518. 9780521581325. 
3. ^ "East Coker". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/EastCoker/. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
4. ^ Evans, Roger. "Somerset and slavery". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles/2007/02/19/abolition_somerset_and_slavery_feature.shtml. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
5. ^ "Emma". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116191/locations. Retrieved 18 September 2011.