where was the legend of sleepy hollow filmed
Sleepy Hollow (film)
Rudin believed England offered the level of craftsmanship in period detail , painting and costuming that was suitable for the film 's design . Having directed Batman entirely in Britain , Burton agreed , and designers from Batman 's art department were employed by Paramount for Sleepy Hollow . As a result , principal photography was pushed back to November 20 , 1998 at Leavesden Film Studios , which had been recently vacated by Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace . The majority of filming took place at Leavesden , with studio other work at Shepperton Studios , where the massive Tree of the Dead set was built using Stage H. Production then moved to the Hambleden estate at Lime Tree Valley for a month - long shoot in March , where the town of Sleepy Hollow was constructed . `` We came to England figuring we would find a perfect little town , '' producer Adam Schroeder recalled , `` and then we had to build it anyway . '' Filming in Britain continued through April , and a few last minute scenes were shot using a sound stage in Yonkers , New York the following May . 
Rudin believed England offered the level of craftsmanship in period detail , painting and costuming that was suitable for the film 's design . Having directed Batman entirely in Britain , Burton agreed , and designers from Batman 's art department were employed by Paramount for Sleepy Hollow . As a result , principal photography was pushed back to November 20 , 1998 at Leavesden Film Studios , which had been recently vacated by Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace . The majority of filming took place at Leavesden , with studio other work at Shepperton Studios , where the massive Tree of the Dead set was built using Stage H. Production then moved to the Hambleden estate at Lime Tree Valley for a month - long shoot in March , where the town of Sleepy Hollow was constructed . `` We came to England figuring we would find a perfect little town , '' producer Adam Schroeder recalled , `` and then we had to build it anyway . '' Filming in Britain continued through April , and a few last minute scenes were shot using a sound stage in Yonkers , New York the following May .
Sleepy Hollow was filmed at Leavesden , with studio other work at Shepperton Studio, and then the filming moved to the Hambleden estate at Lime Tree Valley. It was filmed in Britain until April and filmed in Yonkers, New York the following May.
The majority of filming took place at Leavesden , with studio other work at Shepperton Studios , where the massive Tree of the Dead set was built using Stage H. Production then moved to the Hambleden estate at Lime Tree Valley for a month - long shoot in March , where the town of Sleepy Hollow was constructed . Filming in Britain continued through April , and a few last minute scenes were shot using a sound stage in Yonkers , New York the following May .