Thedden Grange

Thedden Grange is a privately owned country house and estate on the outskirts of Alton, Hampshire, England. Since renovation in the mid-1970s the original house, outbuildings and land have been divided into seven separate properties plus additional flats.

The house and grounds have been used as locations in a number of films and television programmes. [cite web
url = http://www.surreyborder.org.uk/pr0403-press-release-for-march-04.htm
title = Press Release March 2004
author =
publisher = Surrey Border Film & Video Makers
date = 2004
accessdate = 2007-10-11]

History

Thedden has a long history going back to at least the 15th century, when it’s recorded that William Estone paid rent for lands at the manor. [cite web
url = http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/headley/1911dir.htm
title = Victoria County History of Hampshire– c.1911
author = Smith, John Owen
publisher = johnowensmith.co.uk
accessdate = 2007-10-11] In the nineteenth century Thedden Grange was owned by industrialist John Wood. [cite web
url = http://www.victorianweb.org/history/poorlaw/oastler.html
title = Richard Oastler (1789-1861)
author = Bloy, Marjie
publisher = The Victorian Web
date = 2002
accessdate = 2007-10-11] During the Second World War the house was used as a prisoner of war camp (number 294). [cite web
url = http://www.islandfarm.fsnet.co.uk/LIST%20OF%20UK%20POW%20CAMPS2.htm
title = Location of POW Camps in Great Britain
publisher = Island Farm
accessdate = 2007-10-11]

References

External Websites

* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/thedden/ Flickr Thedden Grange Photo Group]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960616/ai_n14042697 Independent interview with Thedden residents, from 16th June 1996]
* [http://www.richmiller.co.uk/thedden2003.html Richard Miller Ceramics visit Thedden]
* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp;jsessionid=9495B009E88EA24798A34531F838EF34?text_id=885570&word=NULL Gazetteer entry for Alton from 1870 with mention of Thedden Grange]