Lower Keyford is a very special, old, secluded part of the ancient town of Frome in Somerset. One of Frome’s conservation areas, Lower Keyford is located on the southern slopes of this Mendip hillside town, between the junction of Locks Hill / Rossiters Hill, and Keyford / Culverhill on the B3092 to Maiden Bradley in the south. Road Map For centuries a separate village in its own right, Lower Keyford was gradually subsumed within the town of Frome, but it still includes a Grade II Tudor manor house, Stonewall Manor, and some even older properties dating as far back as the 14th Century.

Originally called Austin’s House, Stonewall Manor is the largest of the Lower Keyford houses, its grounds containing giant beech trees believed to be among the biggest in the country. The Stonewall estate was for years a local treasure, often opened up by the previous owner for the use and delight of local residents - so much so that when she moved away in early 2006 the local press ran a feature praising her community-spirited generosity in sharing her house and grounds for the benefit of local good causes. Stonewall Manor always was and always will be a very precious part of Lower Keyford, this special little village within a town.

Stonewall Manor
The Nunnery
Monks Farm
The Cottages

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