Hardwick House, Oxfordshire

Hardwick House
TypeHouse
LocationWhitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Coordinates51°29′41″N 1°03′06″W / 51.4947°N 1.0516°W / 51.4947; -1.0516
Builtearly 16th century with later additions
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameHardwick House
Designated24 October 1951
Reference no.1180567
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameHardwick House dower house
Designated16 August 1985
Reference no.1059525
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameHardwick House stables
Designated16 August 1985
Reference no.1059482
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameHardwick House wall
Designated16 August 1985
Reference no.1059483
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameHardwick House pier
Designated16 August 1985
Reference no.1180578
Hardwick House, Oxfordshire is located in Oxfordshire
Hardwick House, Oxfordshire
Location of Hardwick House in Oxfordshire

Hardwick House is a Tudor house on the banks of the River Thames on a slight rise at Whitchurch-on-Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is reputed to have been the inspiration for E. H. Shepard's illustrations of Toad Hall in the book The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, although this is also claimed by Mapledurham House, Fowey Hall Hotel,[1] Foxwarren Park[2] and Fawley Court.[3]

  1. ^ Directory, Cornwall Marine. "Cornwall Marine Directory - Fowey". www.cornwallmarine.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Foxwarren Park, near Cobham, Surrey". www.victorianweb.org.
  3. ^ "RBH Biography: Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932)". www.berkshirehistory.com.