Chingle Hall
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Chingle Hall | ||
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OS grid reference SD 55681 35812 | | |
Built | 1260 | |
Listed Building – Grade II | ||
Official name | Chingle Old Hall (with bridge over moat) | |
Designated | 11 November 1966 | |
Reference no. | 1073521 | |
Official name | Chingle Hall moated site | |
Designated | 12 November 1991 | |
Reference no. | 1011878 | |
Chingle Hall is a grade II listed[1] manor house[2] in the township of Whittingham near Preston, England.
History
Originally, the land where Chingle Hall now stands was owned by Ughtred de Singleton from around 1066. In 1260 Adam de Singleton built a small manor house known as Singleton Hall. It was surrounded by a moat and the studded oak front door was accessed via a small wooden drawbridge, which was replaced in the 16th century by a brick-built bridge. The door and bridge have survived to this day, although some of the moat has now dried up. The hall, renamed Chingle Hall, remained in the possession of the Singleton family until Eleanor Singleton, the last of the line, died in 1585. The house then passed to the Wall family through the marriage of William Wall with Anne Singleton. Their son Anthony Wall, once mayor of Preston, died there in 1601. In 1680 the house was extended westwards. The Walls owned the hall until the mid-18th century when the house passed to a local branch of the Singleton family.[3]
From 1794 the house was owned by the Farrington family for some hundred years before being bought by the Longton family. In 1945, the house was rented by the Howarths before they bought the property in 1960.In the 1970's guided tours were available highlighting Priest holes and paranormal activity at the hall . After Mr Howarth died the house stood empty and was badly vandalised, until Sandra and John Coppleston-Bruce bought the house in 1986 and restored it. The property was then bought by the Kirkhams in February 1995.[3]
The house and gardens are private property and are not open to the public.
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See also
References
- ^ "Chingle Old Hall (with bridge over moat)", Historic England, accessed 1 July 2017
- ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1912). "Townships: Whittingham". A History of the County of Lancaster. Vol. 7. pp. 207–213. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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