History
Wychnor takes its name from the Old English meaning 'village on a bank.'
King James I reportedly stayed at the hall in 1621 and 1624.
The present hall dates from the time of Queen Anne but was much altered and extended in the mid 19th century.
There are a number of curious customs associated with Wychnor, at least one of which was said to have begun with Sir Philip de Somerville, who owned the manor of Wychnor in 1338. A flitch of bacon was kept in the hall (later replaced by a wooden effigy of same). That flitch of bacon could be claimed by anyone who had been married for one year and did not repent of their choice.
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