Stansted Hall, Essex

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Stanstede

In the civil parish of Stansted Mountfitchet.
In the historic county of Essex (Modern Authority of Essex, 1974 county of Essex).

Site of C16 manor house, possibly on the site of a C12 hunting lodge. I presume this the location of the 'mansum' for which Robertus Bourghchier was granted a licence to crenellate in 1341. The moat still existed in Parkers time but appears to have gone now.

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

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1341 June 3.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL52202421

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; 373513

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 4557

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• Books
  • Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p1003
    Coller, D.W., 1861, People's History of Essex p527
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p413
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls (1340-43) p225