Monument record 0181601000 - GREENLAND HOUSE

Summary

Historical records of fifteenth to seventeenth century manor house at Greenland House.

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Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) MANOR HOUSE (Demolished 1644, 15th Century to Civil War - 1400 AD to 1649 AD)

Description

Greenland House became main seat of Yewden manor (see Cass 04540) in 1480 (B1).
Original house stood on riverbank, S of present site. Garrisoned for the king in 1644, under Sir John d'Oyly, & besieged by Parlimentarians for a month & demolished after the surrender (B2-4).
Greenlands House sacked in 1644, during the Civil War (B12).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC11673 Bibliographic reference: PETRIE A FLINDERS 1979 SHORT HISTORY OF YEWDEN MANOR & GREENLANDS.
  • <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp46, 49-50.
  • <3>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp576-577.
  • <4>SBC11103 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 78 NE 32 (FILED).
  • <12>SBC25958 Bibliographic reference: Ian Beckett. 2015. Wanton Troopers: Buckinghamshire in the Civil Wars 1640-1660. pp59,64-65.

Location

Grid reference SU 77600 85440 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 8 2024 8:20PM

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