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Gidea Hall

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Gydihall by Ramford

In the civil parish of Havering.
In the historic county of Essex (Modern Authority of London Borough of Havering, 1974 county of Greater London).

Licence to crenellate granted to Sir Thomas Cooke in 1466. Medieval manor house, first referred to in 1250. In 1466 it was emparked, various additions were made and it was embanked within a moat. These alterations were completed by 1568. The finished house formed three sides of a courtyard with an open colonnade on the fourth. It was demolished in 1720, and replaced by a mansion. A medicinal spring existed in 1783.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1466 Oct 12.


The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ520901

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PastScape number; 965411

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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