Chapel of St. Audoen (Owen), South Wraxall
In 1535 to 1536 Anthony Long was paying 10 shillings a year for a portion of the tithes for the Chapel of St. Owen. The chapel was held after the dissolution of Farleigh Priory until 1579 when it was granted by the Queen to Edward Downing and John Walker. Attached was a close of land or pasture called 'Radmouse' plus a small coppice and land called 'Angelettes' as well as some tithes of Wraxall. It was eventually annexed to the Long family and became part of Manor Farm but it is difficult to determine the age of the chapel. Foundations or chapels like this existed to provide care for the pilgrim or traveller.
By 1872 it was definitely part of the farmhouse and the property of Robert Long and had been purchased by John Long in 1629 from the Hussey family who had inherited it from the Blounts. The building consisted of a chapel, hall and dwelling house with a large fireplace in the centre of the east side of the hall. Its large chimney was removed after 1838 and eventually the fireplace became a doorway. Mouldings of the door and window jambs suggest the period of Edward I and the foundation of the chapel is thought to be c.1267. Canon J. E. Jackson's observations and sketches of 1858 show remains of niches and arches, some about 12 feet high, as well as evidence of a holy water basin. He refers to it as Wiltshire's farm and this is now part of Manor Farm.
By 1872 it was definitely part of the farmhouse and the property of Robert Long and had been purchased by John Long in 1629 from the Hussey family who had inherited it from the Blounts. The building consisted of a chapel, hall and dwelling house with a large fireplace in the centre of the east side of the hall. Its large chimney was removed after 1838 and eventually the fireplace became a doorway. Mouldings of the door and window jambs suggest the period of Edward I and the foundation of the chapel is thought to be c.1267. Canon J. E. Jackson's observations and sketches of 1858 show remains of niches and arches, some about 12 feet high, as well as evidence of a holy water basin. He refers to it as Wiltshire's farm and this is now part of Manor Farm.