The house from an 1831 print
House & Family History: Anthony Trollope frequently stayed at Rivenhall for the hunt. In February of 2024 the house, together with 12 acres, was listed for sale for £3.85 million.
Garden & Outbuildings: Humphry Repton landscaped the grounds for Charles Western in 1788.
Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III: East Anglia
Author: Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
Year Published: 1981
Reference: pg. 69
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Thomas Wiseman, late 17th century. Thomas Western, late 17th-mid-18th centuries; Charles Callis Western, later 1st Baron Western, 1788-95; The Rev. J. Western, early 19th century; Sir Thomas Sutton Western, 2nd Bt., 19th century; Western family here from 1693 century until early the 20th century. Bradhurst family, early 20th century. Wilks family, mid-20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No