Historic houses · Yorkshire & the Humber
Bolton Hall
Bolton Hall — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bolton Hall is a Grade II*-listed building in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bolton Hall is a country house near Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, in Wensleydale, some 3 miles (5 km) west of Leyburn. It was built in the late 17th century and rebuilt after a fire in 1902. It is a grade II listed building, as is an 18th-century folly tower in the grounds. It is built in three storeys of roughcast brick with ashlar dressing and a hipped slate roof. The layout is H-shaped with a central block of 5 bays and an overall frontage of 9 bays. In the 1960s the estate covered 12,000 acres, much of it moorland and woodland, and included Bolton Castle.
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Background
History
The Bolton estate belonged to the Scrope family since medieval times, based on Bolton Castle. After the death in 1630 of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland and 11th Baron Scrope of Bolton, without any legitimate children, the estate was inherited by Mary, the eldest of his three illegitimate daughters. She married Charles, Marquess of Winchester. Bolton Hall was originally built in 1678 for the Marquess, who in 1689 was elevated to be the first Duke of Bolton by a grateful King William III for his support in the Glorious Revolution. It passed down through five succeeding Dukes of Bolton to Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton, an admiral in the Royal Navy. The sixth Duke died without a…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3034, -1.8858
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Preston-under-Scar
- Postcode
- DL8 4UF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
Sources
- wikidata: Q4940178 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bolton Hall, North Yorkshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bolton Hall?
- Bolton Hall is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DL8 4UF), in the parish of Preston-under-Scar.
- Is Bolton Hall a listed building?
- Bolton Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Bolton Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL8 4UF. It sits within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency.