page_title: Ufford Hall
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ufford Hall / History
caption_attribution_description: English: William Sancroft (1617–1693), Archbishop of Canterbury
context_page_description: Ufford Hall is a Grade II* listed manor house in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, dating back to the thirteenth century.
  There is another "Ufford Hall" in Cambridgeshire.
context_section_description: Ufford Hall takes its name from its owner at the time of Edward I, Robert de Ufford, father of Robert de Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1298–1369). It was subsequently acquired by Henry de Sancroft and remained with the Sancroft family until the eighteenth century.
  Perhaps its most notable owner was Dr. William Sancroft, the 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, who was born there in 1617. Prior to his elevation to the archbishopric, Sancroft had served as Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, as well as Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral during the Great Fire of London and had supervised its reconstruction by Sir Christopher Wren. As Archbishop, he attended Charles II upon his deathbed and crowned James II in 1685. Following the Revolution of 1688, Sancroft felt unable to swear allegiance to William of Orange while James II still lived and was consequently deprived of his office in 1690. Despite his many responsibilities, Sancroft often returned to the quiet solitude of Ufford Hall in Fressingfield which has been aptly described as his "Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises". He retired to Ufford Hall in 1691 and died there in 1693.
  In the eighteenth century, Ufford Hall was acquired from the Sancrofts by Sir John Major (1698–1781), 1st Baronet. It remained in the family of his descendant, Lord Henniker, until 1918 when it was sold at auction. Ufford Hall was most recently the home of descendants of the Barrett-Lennard baronets.
caption: William Sancroft.
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