The Hoo is a
Grade II* listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
country house in
Great Gaddesden,
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the ...
, England. It dates from around 1683.
In 1944 it was in use as a maternity home.
References
Grade II* listed buildings in Hertfordshire
Buildings and structures completed in 1683
Country houses in Hertfordshire
Grade II* listed houses
Dacorum
Maternity homes
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