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• Ufton Court is a Medieval manor house, extended in Tudor Times. It is near Reading in Mid-Berkshire.
• It was built in the late 15th century for the Perkins family. The central part is a medieval hall house. It was extended to become an Elizabethan E-plan house.
• It is the manor house of Ufton Pole. The Perkins' owned other nearby manors at Ufton Robert (a moat near the church) and Ufton Nervet (Ufton Green).
• The Perkins' were well-known Roman Catholics. After the Reformation of the Church, they carried on worshipping God in the Catholic way. They had to do this in secret. There was a chapel hidden in the roof of the house. 
• The house was raided several times by Royal officials and soldiers. They were looking for catholic priests but didn't find any.
• Today it is owned by the Benyon family from Englefield House. It is rented by West Berkshire Council.