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Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield
Hardwick Hall in Sedgefield, County Durham is a building of historical significance and is a Grade II listed building on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, English Heritage Register. A major part of it was built in the late 1700s but it is possible that some of it dates from about 1634. It was the residence for many notable people for two centuries. It is now a hotel which provides accommodation and restaurant services and caters for special events particularly weddings. Early history Eneas Mackenzie writes in his ''An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County Palatine of Durham'' (1834) that: About half a mile west of Sedgefield stands the manor and hall of Hardwick. Under Hatfield's Survey, Roger Fulthorp and John Herdwick held this manor, by homage, fealty, suit of court, and 10s rent. In 1391, Thomas Watkinson, of Elstop, was seized of a moiety of the manor. John de Herdwick died, seized of his proportion, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardwick Hall Sedgefield
Hardwick and Hardwicke are common place names in England—this is from the Old English pre-7th century word "heorde", meaning a "herd or flock", with "wic", which like the later Viking word "thorp" described an outlying farm or settlement, which was dependent on a larger village. In some cases, "Hardwick" and "Hardwicke" are interchangeable and the spelling has evolved over time. Places United Kingdom * Hardwick, Buckinghamshire * Hardwick, Cambridgeshire * Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, home of Bess of Hardwick * Hardwick, County Durham * Hardwick, Lincolnshire * Hardwick, Monmouthshire * Hardwick, Norfolk ** RAF Hardwick, Norfolk * Hardwick, Northamptonshire * Hardwick, Cherwell, Oxfordshire * Hardwick, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire * Hardwick, Rutland, List of lost settlements in the United Kingdom#Ritland, a lost settlement in the United Kingdom * Hardwick, Suffolk * Hardwick, Walsall, list of areas in Walsall, an area in Walsall * Hardwick Village, Nottinghamshire * East Hardwic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
