Sawston Hall

Sawston Hall
Sawston Hall
TypeManor House
LocationSawston
Coordinates52°07′13″N 0°10′21″E / 52.120292°N 0.172562°E / 52.120292; 0.172562
AreaCambridgeshire
Builtc.1557-1584
Architectural style(s)Tudor
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameSawston Hall
Designated12 February 1958
Reference no.1330979
Location of Sawston Hall in Cambridgeshire

Sawston Hall is a Grade I listed Tudor manor house in Sawston, Cambridgeshire dating from the 16th century. It has many fine features, such as the magnificent Great Hall complete with Elizabethan panelling and a large Tudor fireplace with fireback dated 1571. The house also has its own panelled private chapel which has an 18th-century decorated plaster ceiling and wonderful stained glass windows. On the first floor there is a long gallery and a bedroom where Queen Mary I is rumoured to have slept.

The hall is surrounded by almost 60 acres (24 ha) of grounds which includes a Site of Special Scientific Interest protected by Natural England due to the presence of Cambridge Milk Parsley, a rare English native plant. The ground also include a number of naturally fed springs, woodland walks, a half moat and a number of smaller landscaped gardens.