Heydon Hall
| Heydon Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Country house |
| Architectural style | Elizabethan |
| Town or city | Near Heydon, Norfolk, NR11 6RE |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°48′19″N 1°08′19″E / 52.8053°N 1.1386°E |
| Completed | 1584 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Henry Dynne, an Auditor of the Exchequer. |
Heydon Hall is an Elizabethan house set in parkland near the village of Heydon, Norfolk, England.
The hall is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[1][2]
Location
The hall is just north-east of Heydon, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Reepham, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Aylsham and 14 miles (22.5 km) north-west of Norwich from where it is best reached from the B1149 road.
History
The hall was built between 1581-4 for Henry Dynne, an Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer.[1] From the time of Oliver Cromwell it was first owned by the Earle family being originally bought by Erasmus Earle, a Serjeant-at-law to Cromwell. A descendant, Mary, daughter of Augustine Earle married William Bulwer and it then came into the Bulwer family of Wood Dalling.[3][4] The original large park covered approximately 600 acres (240 ha) but has mostly been broken up.
Film location
The house was featured in the BBCs 1997 version of The Moonstone.[5] Part of the British film A Cock and Bull Story (2006) was filmed at the hall.
References
- 1 2 Historic England, "Heydon Hall (1372695)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 December 2016
- ↑ Historic England, "Heydon Hall (10001875)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 December 2016
- ↑ Heydon Genealology website, accessed 8 August 2011
- ↑ The Squires of Heydon Hall by Jane Preston, accessed 8 August 2011
- ↑ http://www.perioddramas.com/articles/the-moonstone.php