Hi, well records show that the first manorial court was held on this site in 1539

So sometime just prior to that.
Here’s some details from the listing:

Farmhouse. Mid C16 encased in rendered and roughcast brick C18 otherwise
partly timber framed with roughcast wattle and daub infill. Plain tiled roof.
2 storeys. 2 storey mid C16 gabled porch with 4-centred arch under square
hood on columnettes with moulded capitals and bases. One internal 4-centred
wall arch. C19 sash window in first floor of porch. Bargeboards. One C19
sash to each floor right. Rebuilt brick wall left with C20 outshut. Gabled
roof above overhanging eaves. Ridge stack to right and C20 ridge stack left.
West front centred by C20 stepped porch. Further door to left. Varieties
of C18, C19 and C20 sashes and casements. Blocked circular window above porch
beams date 1729. Interior of kitchen retains heavily roll moulded bridging
beam and crenellated wall plate.

It was built by the Drury family who moved out and built the New Hall in the late 1500s and it was their name that gave Drury Lane its name in London. Ours is timber framed but brink surrounded with a lime render on the front so doesn’t look Tudor as such apart from the timber and beams inside. Much has been changed over the 480 years though. It’s primarily been a farmhouse for most of its life but was split into 3-4 dwellings in Victorian times then back again to one.
From Wikipedia:
There are two notable private residences, known as Old Hall and New Hall. Old Hall is located close to Burgh Common and was also known as Plassing Hall. For many years it was a farm but has recently been converted into a private dwelling. It still possesses a section of moat and some original stained glass

Posted By: Augustus Pablo on August 4th 2025 at 16:07:54

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PM AP (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 4, 15:02:27
- Hi, well records show that the first manorial court was held on this site in 1539 (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 4, 16:07:54
  - A moat! (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 4, 19:17:10
    - Yeah, it’s been on maps we’ve seen going back about 250 years. It was (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 4, 21:43:17
    - i've got a moat at my place too, who hasn't got a moat? (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 4, 19:44:26
  - Thanks! (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 4, 16:25:42
    - You’re welcome, I do like spouting on about it. It’s a great house but needs so much more (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 4, 18:51:05
      - The thing I loved about the house (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 4, 20:16:07
        
        There’s a massive Tudor place new Old Buckenham Airfield. (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 4, 21:47:30
    - I used to live in a Thatched Cottage. Spiders LOVE thatch. They (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 4, 16:32:15
      - Luckily ours is tiled but they are handmade pin tiles, more like in Essex and the home (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 4, 18:49:27

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