Sawston Hall
Manor House in Sawston / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sawston Hall is a Grade I listed[1] Tudor manor house in Sawston, Cambridgeshire dating from the 16th century. It has many fine features, such as the magnificent Great Hall complete with Elizabethan panelling and a large Tudor fireplace with fireback dated 1571. The house also has its own panelled private chapel which has an 18th-century decorated plaster ceiling and wonderful stained glass windows. On the first floor there is a long gallery and a bedroom where Queen Mary I is rumoured to have slept.
Sawston Hall | |
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Type | Manor House |
Location | Sawston |
Coordinates | 52°07′13″N 0°10′21″E |
Area | Cambridgeshire |
Built | c.1557-1584 |
Architectural style(s) | Tudor |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Sawston Hall |
Designated | 12 February 1958 |
Reference no. | 1330979 |
The hall is surrounded by almost 60 acres (24 ha) of grounds which includes a Site of Special Scientific Interest protected by Natural England due to the presence of Cambridge Milk Parsley, a rare English native plant. The ground also include a number of naturally fed springs, woodland walks, a half moat and a number of smaller landscaped gardens.