Gardens · East of England
Kentwell Hall
Kentwell Hall — Grade I listed manor house in Long Melford, Babergh, Suffolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Sudbury · 7.0 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kentwell Hall is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed manor house in Long Melford, Babergh, Suffolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.0985°, 0.7189°.
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Heritage listing
Kentwell Hall is a stately home in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It includes the hall, outbuildings, a rare-breeds farm and gardens. Most of the current building facade dates from the mid-16th century, but the origins of Kentwell are much earlier, with references in the Domesday Book of 1086. Kentwell has been the background location for numerous film and television productions, and, since 1979, has annually been the scene of Tudor and other period historical re-enactments, with weddings and other events.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Kentwell Woods SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kentwell Hall is a stately home in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It includes the hall, outbuildings, a rare-breeds farm and gardens. Most of the current building facade dates from the mid-16th century, but the origins of Kentwell are much earlier, with references in the Domesday Book of 1086. Kentwell has been the background location for numerous film and television productions, and, since 1979, has annually been the scene of Tudor and other period historical re-enactments, with weddings and other events. It also hosts Scaresville, an annual Hallowe'en event which won national awards in 2009 and 2018.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The earliest recorded reference to Kentwell is in the Domesday Book of 1086, which states that the manor of Kentwell (along with six others) formed part of the property of Frodo, brother of Abbot Baldwin, of the Abbey of St. Edmund's. At that time, the manor was called by its old English name of Kanewella. The record in the Domesday Book survey, translated from the original Latin, reads: <blockquote>"In the time of King Edward the Confessor, Algar held Kanewella under Seward, a freeman of Meldon, as a manor containing two carucates of land with Soke. There were thereon at that time 7 villeins, and afterwards, and now 4 velleins. There was then, and subsequently, 1 bordar; now there are 3.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0985, 0.7189
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- Babergh
- Parish
- Long Melford
- Postcode
- CO10 9BA
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Suffolk
- Nearest railway station
- Sudbury — 7 km
- Official site
- www.kentwell.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6392471 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kentwell Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kentwell 01.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kentwell Hall?
- Kentwell Hall is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO10 9BA), in the parish of Long Melford.
- Is Kentwell Hall a listed building?
- Kentwell Hall is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Kentwell Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Kentwell Hall is part of the Kentwell Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Kentwell Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Sudbury, about 7.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO10 9BA.