History
Architectural heritage
Brampton Manor House
16th and 17th Century Grade II listed, Manorial Farmhouse, with later additions, now divided into three cottages, with attached former Methodist Chapel/Meeting House. The roadside view shows a two storey building, the upper storey has five equally spaced windows, and is rendered, the lower storey - some of the windows are set into mullioned frames. The attached Meeting House has it's gabled end showing roadside, there are also extensions to the rear of the property which can't be seen from the road. At one time one of the cottages up until the the late 60's early 70's was a little shop.
Once the home of the Bradshaws, the Manor House has a heraldic panel which, it is recorded, bears the arms of the Bosvile family, impaled with that of Hardwick. This could relate to the marriage of Jane Hardwick and Godfrey Bosvile.
Bosvile and Hardwick
John Hardwick of Hardwick Derbyshire married in 1512 Elizabeth Leeke, daughter of Thomas Leeke of Hasland Derbyshire.
They had 1 son and 4 daughters:
- James
- Jane m Godfrey Bosvileb.abt 1519 of Gunthwaite and Beighton. His will is dated 22nd July, 1580.
- Mary m. R. Wingfield
- Alice m. Francis Hercy
- Elizabeth - Bess of Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury
Godfrey Bosville (1519-1580) married Jane Hardwick. sister of 'Bess', of county Derby and settled at Gunthwaite. On the death of their son Francis Bosville, the Gunthwaite branch of the family died out.
