Four Ashes, Buckinghamshire
![Parkland at Four Ashes, 2006](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Parkland_at_Four_Ashes_-_geograph.org.uk_-_147259.jpg/220px-Parkland_at_Four_Ashes_-_geograph.org.uk_-_147259.jpg)
Parkland at Four Ashes, 2006
Four Ashes is a hamlet in the parish of Hughenden, in Buckinghamshire, England.
It was the site of Rockhalls manor house - home to the medieval Wellesbourne family and later home to the Widmer family.[1] 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.[2] Also, a dell known as "Hags Pit" on the edge of the hamlet is alleged to have been connected to witchcraft.
References[]
- ^ "Parishes: Hughenden | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Strange Britain: The Legend of the Hughenden Dragon". www.strangebritain.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 0°44′02″W / 51.654°N 0.734°W
Categories:
- Hamlets in Buckinghamshire
- Witchcraft in England
- Dragons
- Buckinghamshire geography stubs