page_title: Manor of Sydenham
hierarchical_section_title: Manor of Sydenham
caption_attribution_description: English: Sydenham Manor House, near Bridgwater, Somerset. Origin of de Sydenham family, later of Combe Sydenham; Orchard Sydenham; Combe, Dulverton; Brympton D'Evercy (Sydenham baronets); all in Somerset. In 2015 owned by Hinckley Point Nuclear Power Plant, which purchased the house with a large flat plot of land formerly occupied by factories, intended for construction of accommodation for workers on the proposed new nuclear power plant 12 miles away.
context_page_description: The Manor of Sydenham was a historic manor in Somerset, England, about one mile north-east of the centre of historic Bridgwater. Sydenham House, the manor house, a grade II listed building situated in the parish of Wembdon, was built in the early 16th century and refronted and rebuilt after 1613. In 1937, British Cellophane Ltd set up production and built extensive factories on 59 acres of land adjacent to the manor house. Production ceased in 2005 and between 2010 and 2015 the industrial site was razed to the ground. In 2015 the razed site is owned by EDF Energy, which in 2012 purchased the manor house with the former factory site, intended for construction of temporary accommodation for 1,000 workers on the proposed new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station 12 miles away. The Manor House is situated to the north side of the A39 Bath Road. Its owners were on the losing side in the Civil War and again in the Monmouth Rebellion.
context_section_description: The Manor of Sydenham was a historic manor in  Somerset, England, about one mile (1.6 km) north-east of the centre of historic Bridgwater. Sydenham House, the manor house, a grade II listed building situated in the parish of Wembdon, was built in the early 16th century and refronted and rebuilt after 1613. In 1937, British Cellophane Ltd set up production and built extensive factories on 59 acres (24 ha) of land ("Sydenham Manor Fields") adjacent to the manor house. Production ceased in 2005 and between 2010 and 2015 the industrial site was razed to the ground. In 2015 the razed site is owned by EDF Energy, which in 2012 purchased the manor house with the former factory site, intended for construction of temporary accommodation for 1,000 workers on the proposed new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station 12 miles (19 km)  away. The Manor House is situated to the north side of the A39 Bath Road. Its owners were on the losing side in the Civil War and again in the Monmouth Rebellion.
caption: Sydenham House, west front, in 2015
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