Ingatestone Hall

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Ingat Stone alias Ging ad Petram; Inge Petre Hall

In the civil parish of Ingatestone And Fryerning.
In the historic county of Essex (Modern Authority of Essex, 1974 county of Essex).

The remaining part of a large brick courtyard house built or rebuilt by Sir William Petre between the years 1539 and 1566. In C18 the gatehouse and stable buildings were rebuilt. Between 1799 and 1819 the west range containing the Great Hall was demolished leaving the courtyard open. A few small additions were made to the existing building in the 18th and 19th century. In the C20 there has been a considerable amount of restoration. In 1551 a licence to crenellate was issued but this can not have resulted in anything other than very token defenses.

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

A Royal Pardon licence to crenellate was granted in 1551 Nov 20.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ65409852

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; 414172

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 26556

• Web site links
  • http://www.touruk.co.uk/houses/housesessex_ingatestone.htm
• Books
  • Pevsner, N. (Revised by Radcliffe, Enid), 1965, The Buildings of England: Derbyshire (London, Penguin) p251
    RCHME, 1921, An inventory of the historical monuments in Essex. Vol2 [central and south-west] p139-141
• 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 (1550-53) p110