Earlier Houses: A number of earlier buildings on the site have been incorporated into the current house.

House & Family History: Originally a Saxon hall built for the lords of Deane, the site is known to have been used by the Romans (fragments of Roman masonry have been found in the grounds). The house, as it now stands, is primarily Jacobean, with a 5th century Saxon crypt and undercroft. In 1612 Charles Bridgman purchased Littledean and probably added the North Wing. The Pyrke family purchased the house in 1664. Duncombe Pyrke installed mullioned and transomed windows and gables on the Entrance Facade in 1852. In 2003 a small bit of the house at one end was divided to make a separate property; it was listed for £695,000 in February of 2003. Littledean is reputedly one of the most haunted houses in England and is possibly the oldest occupied house in the United Kingdom.

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed

Current Seat / Home of: Anthony family

Past Seat / Home of: Charles Bridgman, 17th century. Duncombe Pyrke, 19th century; Pyrke family here from 1664 until the 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: No

Phone: 01594-824-213

Historic Houses Member: No