Four Ashes

Four Ashes

Four Ashes is a hamlet in the parish of Hughenden, in Buckinghamshire, England.

It was formerly the site of Rockhalls manor house - home to the medieval Wellesbourne family and later home to the Widmer family. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42529 Rockhalls Manor at British History Online] ] A farm on the site still bears the Rockhalls name and parts of the old manorial moat are visible.

Local legend tells of a dragon that lived at Four Ashes and whose image was painted onto the walls of the old manor house. [ [http://www.strangebritain.co.uk/legends/hugh.html Strange Britain: The Legend of the Hughenden Dragon] ] Also, a dell known as "Hags Pit" on the edge of the hamlet is alleged to have been connected to witchcraft.

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* [http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1235391.mostviewed.history_taking_roots_at_four_ashes.php Four Ashes replanted (Bucks Free Press article)]


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