Blackford Hall
Has been described as a Possible Fortified Manor House
There are uncertain remains
| Name | Blackford Hall |
| Alternative Names | Blakworth; Blakeworth; Blackworth; Blackforth |
| Historic Country | Norfolk |
| Modern Authority | Norfolk |
| 1974 Authority | Norfolk |
| Civil Parish | Stoke Holy Cross |
Blackford Hall was called Blackworth in the 14th century, when a licence to crenellate was granted. In the 17th century the site, which is moated, was owned by the D'Oyley family. Although the current house is an 18th century house of two storeys, the part of interest is the east-to-west building, which is thought to be a chapel surviving from a medieval mansion on this site. The chapel is thought to date to around 1300 and the east window has intersected tracery. It was converted to a house in the 16th century and partially rebuilt in 1703, and in the south side is a reset Normal roll-moulded arch with zigzag decoration. To the south is a large timber-framed barn with arch-braced tie beams dating to the 17th century or earlier. In the central courtyard a 16th century gold reliquary ring, apparently property of Edmund Billingford who died 1558, was recovered. (Norfolk HER)
Site of a former mansion situated inside a moat. The house to the South of the moat is in all probability a chapel. Close to the house, fragments of Norman masonry have been found. Two churches were documented in the parish at Domesday, the remains here probably being those of one of them, abandoned in C12. It probably became a manorial chapel. The house is of many periods built and flint nodules. The old portion has a traceried window in its E gable and two blocked lights in the North side, where a tie bar is dated 1703. The Norman masonry, apparently from several arches has been built into a South porch. (PastScape)
Not scheduled
This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law
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| OS Map Grid Reference | TG251017 |
| Latitude | 52.5670700073242 |
| Longitude | 1.32052004337311 |
| Eastings | 625160 |
| Northings | 301740 |
