Headstone Manor, Pinner

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Headstone House

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

Moated manor house first mentioned in 1396. Replace Sudbury Court (qv) as the archbishops main Middlesex residence. Used as an occasional residence by successive Archbishops of Canterbury during C14 and C15. Remnants of earlier C15, but mostly C16 with C17 wing. Brick facing, partly C18 (on south-west front). Interior has much later C16 and C17 timber. At east end is remaining bay of original aisled hall with contemporary cross wing. Small 2-light window to west with horned, leaded panes. Surrounded by moat and situated in the park.

This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Major remains.

This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 202151)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ141897

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

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1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 398109

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p320-25
Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p171
Pevsner, N. (Revised by Cherry, Bridget), 1991, The Buildings of England, London, 3: North-West (London, Penguin) p280-1
Cockburn, J.S. and Baker, T.F.T. (eds), 1971, 'Harrow, including Pinner : Manors' VCH Middlesex Vol4 p203-11 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22466
Pevsner, N., 1951, The Buildings of England: Middlesex (London, Penguin)
RCHME, 1937, An inventory of the historical monuments in Middlesex (HMSO) p102-3
Page, Wm (ed), 1911, 'Ancient earthworks' VCH Middlesex Vol2 p1-14

Journal Articles

1997 Sept 27, The Times
1870, Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Vol3 p185

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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