Golden Parsonage, Great Gaddesden

In the civil parish of Great Gaddesden.
In the historic county of Hertfordshire (Modern Authority of Hertfordshire, 1974 county of Hertfordshire).

Possible castle mound. PastScape record as Belevedere "Golden Parsonage mound, C19 garden feature." Golden Parsonage itself is a C16 house, with nearby fishponds.It does appear as though Golden Parsonage was a manorial centre, seperate from Great Gaddesden and seems to have been held by the church from some point. It is possible that the mound was a precusor to a manor house, probably on the site of the current C16 house, and could be a small castle. Mound excavated in 1981 and 1984 which revealed that the mound was constructed as a folly.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL05331242

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 359490

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p49 [slight]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p221
Renn, D.F., 1971, Medieval Castles in Hertfordshire (Chichester) p16

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