Historic houses · Yorkshire & the Humber
Moreby Hall
Moreby Hall — country house in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Erskine Halt · 7.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Moreby 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 1832. Designed by Anthony Salvin. Built in the Jacobean architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.8818°, -1.0946°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Acaster South Ings SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Moreby Hall is a Grade II*-listed early 19th-century manor house and estate in Stillingfleet, North Yorkshire, England, on the River Ouse. The manor was designed by architect Anthony Salvin for Henry Preston, the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, in 1828.
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Background
History
Moreby Hall and its park lies on previously populated village called Moreby or Moorby, the Scandinavian word for "farmstead on the marsh". A 1907 profile on Moreby Hall in Country Life magazine states that, "The township anciently contained two carucates of land held of the King in capite by knight's service and a sixpenny rent severally. Now we read the quaint record that Moreby is held of the Crown by the service of rendering a red rose when the Sheriff may demand it." His ancestor, also Sir Robert de Moreby, had a daughter who married Sir William Acclom (or Acklam) in the 15th century. The Accloms then took up residence at the original Moreby Hall. Stillingfleet's church, St Helen's,…
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- Coordinates
- 53.8818, -1.0946
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Stillingfleet
- Postcode
- YO19 6FR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Selby
- Established
- 1832
- Nearest railway station
- Erskine Halt — 7.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17542273 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Moreby Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Moreby Hall - geograph.org.uk - 13518.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Moreby Hall?
- Moreby Hall is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO19 6FR), in the parish of Stillingfleet.
- When was Moreby Hall built?
- Built or established in 1832. Designed by Anthony Salvin.
- Who owns Moreby Hall?
- Moreby Hall is owned by | landlord =.
- Is Moreby Hall a listed building?
- Moreby Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Moreby Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Moreby Hall is part of the Acaster South Ings SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Moreby Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Erskine Halt, about 7.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode YO19 6FR.