Shendish Manor

Shendish Manor is a country house at Apsley in Hertfordshire.

The history of Shendish Manor goes back to the 13th century when Ralf de Chenduit was granted land in the area. Ralf de Chenduit's family built a manor on the site in about 1300; it passed to Richard and Alice Parker in about 1364, to John Cheyne, the local squire, in about 1560 and then to John Beale, a London grocer, in about 1650. It changed hands many times before coming into the ownership of Charles Longman, a publisher, in 1853. It passed down the Longman family and was used as a British Army camp during World War I. Henry Longman sold the property in 1936 to John Dickinson Stationery who used it as a sports and social club. In 1994 it became a hotel and conference centre.

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