Church of St Giles The Church of St Giles contains the tomb of the
Countess of Salisbury, who was charged by
Henry Bolingbroke with bringing up his son, later to become
King Henry V, after the death of
Mary de Bohun his first wife. The young boy was brought up at nearby
Courtfield at
Welsh Bicknor.
Goodrich Castle Goodrich Castle was first known as
Castellum Godrici after
Godric of Mappestone, the builder of the first castle on the site. Over time the name changed to Goodrich and the castle changed hands many times through the centuries, passing from family to family. In 1646, near the end of the
English Civil War, the castle was
besieged and captured, using a
cannon cast in the
Forest of Dean called
Roaring Meg, from Sir
Henry Lingen by
Parliamentarians led by
Colonel Birch. The castle is now in the care of
English Heritage.
Goodrich Court Goodrich Court was a country house built between 1828 and 1831 by Sir
Samuel Rush Meyrick. Goodrich Court and other nearby buildings became the evacuation home to
Felsted School in the
World War II years 1940–1945. The court was demolished in the 1950s, although the stables, a walled garden, and a
gatehouse, the Monmouth Gate, remain. Sculptor
Jon Edgar lived and worked here between 2004 and 2007.
Rocklands House Rocklands House is listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in the 1700s and substantial additions were made in 1800. ==Role in history of aesthetics==