Benacre Hall is a Grade II listed country house and estate in
Benacre,
Suffolk. The current house is high
Georgian
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, with
Palladian geometric influence and figures externally roughly as it stood on its building, in 1764. It is the seat of the
Gooch baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Gooch, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Gooch Baronets of Benacre Hall
The Gooch Baronetcy of Benacre Hall, in the Count ...
.
History
In the Tudor reign of Queen Elizabeth, Benacre was a lesser possession, likely fully tenanted, of
Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre
{{Infobox noble
, name = Gregory Fiennes
, title = Baron Dacre
, image = Gregory Fiennes Baron Dacre.jpg
, caption = ''Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre, detail of a portrait by Hans Eworth, 1559'' ...
.
Henry North, of
Laxfield
Laxfield is a small ancient village in northern Suffolk, England. It is located at a distinct bend in today's B1117 road.
History
Laxfield arose in Saxon times as it is known that an early church was there and the village itself appears in ...
, descended from the noble North family and purchased it in the Stuart reign of Charles I. In 1708, Edward North, dying without issue, left it to Thomas Carthew, his wife's relation, who in 1721, rebuilt the house which it is confirmed was for own use.
From his son the estate was bought in 1745 by Sir
Thomas Gooch
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, one of the successive
Gooch baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Gooch, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Gooch Baronets of Benacre Hall
The Gooch Baronetcy of Benacre Hall, in the Count ...
and it has ever since been the residence of that family.
Architecture
In 1827, Henry Davy wrote:
References
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External links
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Suffolk heritage assets: Benacre Hall including stables and medieval deer park
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Country houses in Suffolk
Houses completed in 1764
Grade II listed buildings in Suffolk
1764 establishments in England