It lies to behind to the northeast of St. Peter & St. Thomas's Church, Stambourne.
[1] It is of five bedrooms in an L shape that were originally two separate houses, both of manorial status but of different types and dates.
[3] According to the previous owner, a conservation architect, the house was built in 1348, according to a date on the central hearth.
[4] Macwilliam's grandson, Sir Charles Stanhope sold the manor of Stambourne to Rachael, the widow of Sir John Cambell of Clay Hall, Barking.
[5] In the nineteenth century the house was occupied by the Fry family of chocolate makers.