{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Distinguish|text=Heydon Hall in Saxlingham}} {{Infobox building | name = Heydon Hall | native_name = | native_name_lang = | former_names = | alternate_names = | status = | image = Heydon Hall (16460071826).jpg | image_alt = | image_size = 270px | caption = | pushpin_map = Norfolk | pushpin_map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = 270px | altitude = | building_type = Country house | architectural_style = Elizabethan | structural_system = | cost = | ren_cost = | client = | owner = | current_tenants = | landlord = | location = | address = | location_town = Heydon, Norfolk, NR11 6RE | location_country = England | coordinates = {{coord|52.8053|N|1.1386|E|display=inline}} | groundbreaking_date = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = 1584 | completed_date = | opened_date = | inauguration_date = | renovation_date = | demolished_date = | destruction_date = | height = | diameter = | antenna_spire = | roof = | top_floor = | other_dimensions = | floor_count = | floor_area = | seating_type = | seating_capacity = | elevator_count = | main_contractor = | architect = Henry Dynne, an Auditor of the Exchequer. | architecture_firm = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | awards = | url = | references = }} '''Heydon Hall''' is an Elizabethan house set in parkland near the village of Heydon, Norfolk, England.
The hall is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.<ref name=NHLEHouse>{{NHLE|num=1372695|desc=Heydon Hall|access-date=23 December 2016|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref name=NHLEGarden>{{NHLE|num=1000187|desc=Heydon Hall|access-date=23 December 2016|mode=cs2}}</ref>
==Location== The hall is just north-east of Heydon, and about {{convert|3|mi|km|1}} north-east of Reepham, {{convert|6|mi|km|1}} west of Aylsham and {{convert|14|mi|km|1}} north-west of Norwich from where it is best reached via the B1149 road.
==History== The hall was built between 1581 and 1584 for Henry Dynne, an Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer.<ref name=NHLEHouse/> From the time of Oliver Cromwell it was first owned by the Earle family being originally bought by Erasmus Earle, a Serjeant-at-law to Cromwell. An ancient oak tree at Heydon Park is said to be where Cromwell once hid from a bull, during a visit to Erasmus.<ref>[http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF7360-Cromwell%27s-Oak Norfolk Heritage Explorer]</ref> A descendant, Mary, daughter of Augustine Earle married William Bulwer and it then came into the Bulwer family of Wood Dalling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/haydonhaydenkeysgenealogy/HEYDON-VILLAGE-ST-PETER-AND-ST-PAULS-CHURCH-AND-HEYDON-HALL|title=HEYDON-VILLAGE-ST-PETER-AND-ST-PAULS-CHURCH-AND-HEYDON-HALL - HEYDON-HAYDON-HAYDEN-KEYS GENEALOGY|website=Sites.google.com|accessdate=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knebworthhousegiftshop.com/item129.htm|title= The Squires of Heydon Hall by Jane Preston, accessed 8 August 2011|website=Knebworthhousegiftshop.com|accessdate=29 October 2017}}</ref>
The original large park covered approximately {{convert|600|acre}} but has mostly been broken up.
==Film location== {{See also|Heydon, Norfolk#Filming location}} The hall was featured in the BBC's 1996 version of ''The Moonstone''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perioddramas.com/articles/the-moonstone.php|title=PeriodDramas.com - The Moonstone|website=Perioddramas.com|accessdate=29 October 2017}}</ref> Part of the British film ''A Cock and Bull Story'' (2006) was filmed at the hall. In spring 2021, two days of filming towards ''This England'' took place in the grounds.
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==External links== *[http://heydon.co.uk/heydon-hall/ Heydon Hall]
Category:Country houses in Norfolk Category:Elizabethan architecture Category:Grade I listed houses in Norfolk Category:Grade II* listed parks and gardens in Norfolk Category:Houses completed in 1584 Category:Tourist attractions in Norfolk Category:Heydon, Norfolk