History of Woodhall

A manor was held here in Saxon times by Turmod and entered the Domesday survey under the name of Udsham. After the Norman Conquest, the manor was held by Gilbert, Bishop of Eureux in Normandy. His reputed effigy can be seen in a niche in the enclosure known as the Bishop's Garden - at the south east corner of the house. "Wood Hall Tenements" in Sutton are mentioned in the survey of properties after the death of Sir John Wingfield in 1481. In 1553 the manor was held by William Fernely, citizen and mercer of London and was sold with the main manor of Sutton in 1675 to Sir Nicholas Bacon for £4,000. George Waller purchased The Wood Hall and Sutton Estates in 1788 and sold Wood Hall about two years later to Henry Edwards, Edwards's daughter married a George Waller from Waldringfield. Wood Hall stayed in the Edwards family until the latter part of the Nineteenth Century. It then returned to the Wallers and was subsequently sold to Sir William Cuthbert Quilter, the 1st Baronet of Bawdsey and the surrounding land is still owned by the family. Part of the present structure dates back to 1566. It was enlarged and modernized for the Dowager Lady Quilter in 1903 hence the plaque over the Main Entrance door. In more recent times Woodhall has become an entertainment venue to host extraordinary events. Write your own history at this magnificent location and book your special event........