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Crossrigg Hall

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Crossrigg Hall — house in Bolton, Eden, England, UK.

Crossrigg Hall, historic houses in Scottish Lowlands

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station
Appleby · 8.7 km
  • Family-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

Crossrigg Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Records date its origin to 1864. Designed by Anthony Salvin. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Owned by Andrew Tinkler. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Bolton, Eden, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.6109°, -2.6117°.

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Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Crossrigg Hall is a country house in the civil parish of Bolton, Cumbria in the northern United Kingdom. It was built in 1864 by Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Rigg of the Indian Army's Madras Infantry. Designed by Anthony Salvin, and with later additions by J. H. Martindale, the hall is a Grade II* listed building.

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Background

History

Records dating from the late 1700s show a house existed on the Crossrigg property from at least the mid 18th century. In the 1787 census, Nicholas Temple, a Fleet Street wine and brandy merchant, is listed as residing at Crossrigg. By 1851 the estate was home to Robert Addison, a former East India Company trader and owner of the Jasinga tea plantation on the Island of Java, then a part of the Dutch East Indies. Addison died in 1862 and left Crossrigg to his grand nephew, Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Rigg. Hugh Rigg was a senior officer in the East India Company's 21st Madras Native Infantry and served in India, the Straits Settlement (Singapore), China and Burma (Myanmar) and as aide-de-camp to…

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Coordinates
54.6109, -2.6117
Parish
Bolton
Postcode
CA10 3AN
Parliamentary constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Established
1864
Nearest railway station
Appleby8.7 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Crossrigg Hall?
Crossrigg Hall is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 3AN), in the parish of Bolton.
When was Crossrigg Hall built?
Built or established in 1864. Designed by Anthony Salvin.
Who owns Crossrigg Hall?
Crossrigg Hall is owned by Andrew Tinkler.
Is Crossrigg Hall a listed building?
Crossrigg Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
Is Crossrigg Hall a protected site?
Yes — Crossrigg Hall is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
How do I get to Crossrigg Hall?
Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 3AN. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.