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Stansted Hall, Stansted Mountfitchet

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Royal)

There are no visible remains

Name	Stansted Hall, Stansted Mountfitchet
Alternative Names
Historic Country	Essex
Modern Authority	Essex
1974 Authority	Essex
Civil Parish	Stansted Mountfitchet

Stansted was a demesne manor of the Earls of Arundel who had a hunting lodge here in the 12th century. Following Earl William's death in 1176, the lands reverted to the King, who hunted there with falcons in 1177. The manor reverted to the earls in 1216 (PastScape ref. HKW).

Gatehouse Comments

No evidence as to the form of this building. Map reference for current building called Stansted Hall but the C12 building may well have been on a slightly different site but certain to be close to church.Parker incorrectly identified this as the location of the 'mansum' for which Robertus Bourghchier was granted a licence to crenellate in 1341. That house was Stansted Hall, Halsted. Unfortunately earlier versions of the Gatehouse website (before Jan 2011) repeated that erroneous identification.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)

373513

County Historic Environment Record

unlockingessex.essexcc.gov.uk/uep/custom_pages/monument_detail.asp?content_page_id=68&previous_page_id=48&monument_id=16022

OS Map Grid Reference	TL522242
Latitude	51.8969116210938
Longitude	0.212410002946854
Eastings	552200
Northings	224210