Historic houses · North East England
Kirkley Hall
Kirkley Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.
Les Hull — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Kirkley Hall is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kirkley Hall is a 17th-century historic country mansion and Grade II listed building in Northumberland, England. The estate is over 190 acres (0.77 km2) and adjoins the River Blyth at Kirkley, three miles north of Ponteland in the heart of the Northumberland countryside, which is now a Horticultural, Agricultural & Zoological training centre as part of Northumberland College
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Background
History
The manor of Kirkley was granted to the de Eure family in 1267, and Sir William Eure was recorded as in occupation of a tower house there in 1415. In the early 17th century, the manor came into the ownership of the Ogle family, and in 1632 Cuthbert Ogle built a new manor house close to the site of the old house. A stone lintel preserved over a doorway in the present house bears this date, and the initials and arms of Cuthbert Ogle and his wife, Dorothy Fenwick. Substantial alterations were made to the structure in 1764 by Newton Ogle (1726–1804), Dean of Winchester, who also in 1788 erected an obelisk in the grounds commemorating the accession of William III and Mary II in 1689. The…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0891, -1.7659
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ponteland
- Postcode
- NE20 0AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
Sources
- wikidata: Q6415768 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kirkley Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkley Hall?
- Kirkley Hall is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0891°, -1.7659°.
- Is Kirkley Hall wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Kirkley Hall. Check ahead for specific facilities.