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Boston Manor is a Jacobean mansion that was constructed in 1622. Boston Manor Park is the adjacent green space with a lake that is publicly owned. The Boston Manor Park is a public area that features playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts, a restaurant, and a nature trail. The Jacobean style building was raised in the 17th century but the first mention of the estate comes from the 12th century. It was then known as Bordwadestone which translates as Bord’s homestead. Ralph de Brito was lord of the manor at that time. The Gospel Oak was a tree located on the western part of the manor. The ancient tradition of blessing the fields took place in this W7 area back in the day.
Boston Manor formed as a proper settlement in 1280 when King Edward I gave the area to St Helen’s Bishopsgate. In 1539, after the convent dissolved, the Crown took over the manor. King Edward I gave it to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset. The property changed owners a couple of times. The manor house was built by Mary Goldsmith the widow of Sir William Reade. In 1621, this West London area was called New Brentford. The name Boston Manor W7 is used since the 18th century. John Bourchier Stracey-Clitherow was the last owner. In 1923, the Brentford Urban District Council bought the manor and transformed it into a public park.
Boston Manor Park won the Green Flag Award for five years in a row starting with 2005. The manor house was used as a school building for a while. It was damaged by a V1 bomb during World War II. Several period films were shot here. It is now a Grade I listed building. The pop-punk band Boston Manor from Blackpool was named after Boston Manor W7.