Historic houses · London
Balls Park
Balls Park — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Balls Park is a Grade I-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Balls Park in Hertford is a Grade I Listed mid-17th-century house. The estate and house are set in over 63 acres of parkland which is listed Grade II on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. The estate and house has been claimed to have been the inspiration for Netherfield in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, which is set in Hertfordshire.
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Background
History
Balls Park takes its name from its owner, Simon de Ball, a burgess of Hertford in 1297. By the reign of Elizabeth I, it was owned by William Henmarsh, whose only child, Jane, married Richard Willis, a Cambridgeshire landowner and barrister; their children included Thomas and Richard, each created a baronet for service to King Charles I. Thomas, the eldest son and heir, sold Balls Park to Sir John Harrison, a wealthy financier, and customs official, who constructed the present house between 1637 and 1640, possibly to the designs of Nicholas Stone, the king's master-mason. The building is designed in the so-called Artisan Mannerist style, similar to several other Hertfordshire houses of the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7909, -0.0693
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Parish
- Hertford
- Postcode
- SG13 8FU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
Sources
- wikidata: Q4851940 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balls Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balls Park?
- Balls Park is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode SG13 8FU), in the parish of Hertford.
- Is Balls Park a listed building?
- Balls Park is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Balls Park?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SG13 8FU. It sits within the Hertford and Stortford parliamentary constituency.