Musette Majendie

Musette Majendie lived in the Georgian Manor in Castle Hedingham between

Musette Frances Jacqueline Natalie Majendie CBE (1903–1981) was the owner of Hedingham Castle until her death in 1981. She came to inherit the Castle via her Grandfather, Lewis Majendie MP.

In 1713 the castle was purchased by Sir William Ashhurst MP and Lord Mayor. after his death in 1720, the estate passed to his great granddaughter, the wife of Lewis Majendie. The Majendie family owned Hedingham Castle for 250 years until Miss Majendie left it to her cousin Thomas Lindsay.

In the last year of her life, from 1980 to 1981, she lived at Hedingham Castle with her close friend and companion, Margery Blackie.