Stambourne Hall is a country house within the civil parish of Stambourne, Essex, England. It lies to behind to the northeast of St. Peter & St. Thomas's Church, Stambourne. Stambourne Hall is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building.[1]
Historic England states the house dates to the 15th century.[1] It is of five bedrooms in an L shape that were originally two separate houses, both of manorial status but of different types and dates.[1] The houses were later joined and the whole has been substantially altered over the centuries.[2] The site is moated[1] and extends over seven acres.[3] According to the previous owner, a conservation architect, the house was built in 1348, according to a date on the central hearth.[3]
Member of Parliament Henry Macwilliam (c. 1532-86) lived in the house.[4] Macwilliam's grandson, Sir Charles Stanhope sold the manor of Stambourne to Rachael, the widow of Sir John Cambell of Clay Hall, Barking.[5]
In the nineteenth century the house was occupied by the Fry family of chocolate makers.[3]
In July 2015, the house was for sale with an asking price of £1.65 million.
The Hodge family are now the owners (2017).
References
edit- ^ a b c d Historic England. "STAMBOURNE HALL (1338338)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Stambourne - British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Hey, good looking", Karen Robinson, The Sunday Times, 5 July 2015.
- ^ Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "MACWILLIAM, Henry (c.1532-86), of Stambourne Hall, Essex and St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Thomas Wright, The History and Topography of Essex, vol. 1 (London, 1836), pp. 640-1.
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