The Gatehouse website record for Elsing Hall

In the civil parish of Elsing. In the historic county of Norfolk (Modern Authority of Norfolk, 1974 county of Norfolk).

Moated medieval manor house, altered in the mid C18 and restored and extended in 1852 by Thomas Jekyll. The medieval house was built circa 1460-70 by Sir Hugh Hastings. It comprised a central open hall with cross wings, a chapel to the east and service wing to the west. Much of the present exterior is C19 in date. The foundations of a gatehouse, a tower and a stretch of curtain wall were identified in 1852 and excavated in the 1980s. They are believed to date from C15. Hall is moated.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TG03991600

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 130740
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 3009 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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