Heydon Hall is an Elizabethan house set in parkland near the village of Heydon, Norfolk, England.
| Heydon Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Country house |
| Architectural style | Elizabethan |
| Town or city | 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(s) | Henry Dynne, an Auditor of the Exchequer. |
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 edit
The hall is just north-east of Heydon, and about 3 miles (4.8 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 via the B1149 road.
History edit
The hall was built between 1581 and 1584 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. An ancient oak tree at Heydon Park is said to be where Cromwell once hid from a bull, during a visit to Erasmus.[3] A descendant, Mary, daughter of Augustine Earle married William Bulwer and it then came into the Bulwer family of Wood Dalling.[4][5]
The original large park covered approximately 600 acres (240 ha) but has mostly been broken up.
Film location edit
The hall was featured in the BBC's 1996 version of The Moonstone.[6] Part of the British film A Cock and Bull Story (2006) was filmed at the hall. In spring 2021, two days of filming towards This England took place in the grounds.
References edit
- ^ a b Historic England, "Heydon Hall (1372695)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Heydon Hall (1000187)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 December 2016
- ^ Norfolk Heritage Explorer
- ^ "HEYDON-VILLAGE-ST-PETER-AND-ST-PAULS-CHURCH-AND-HEYDON-HALL - HEYDON-HAYDON-HAYDEN-KEYS GENEALOGY". Sites.google.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "The Squires of Heydon Hall by Jane Preston, accessed 8 August 2011". Knebworthhousegiftshop.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "PeriodDramas.com - The Moonstone". Perioddramas.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.