Four Ashes, Buckinghamshire

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

1. ↑ "Parishes: Hughenden | British History Online". http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42529.
2. ↑ "Strange Britain: The Legend of the Hughenden Dragon". www.strangebritain.co.uk. http://www.strangebritain.co.uk/legends/hugh.html.

## External links

* Four Ashes replanted (Bucks Free Press article)

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