Historic houses · Scottish Lowlands
Shawdon Hall
Shawdon Hall — mansion in Hegeley parish, Northumberland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Shawdon Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Part of Shawdon. Wikidata describes it as: "mansion in Hegeley parish, Northumberland, England, UK". Coordinates: 55.4227°, -1.8551°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shawdon Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house located between Bolton and Hedgeley, near Alnwick, Northumberland, in North East England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
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Background
History
The manor of Shawdon was owned by Thomas Lilburn, a member of the House of Lilburn, in the 15th century. A survey of 1541 disclosed a 'tower in measurable good reparation' in the ownership of Cuthbert Proctor. John Proctor sold the estate in 1705. The new owner William Hargrave (who was High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1783) demolished the old house and replaced it in 1779 with a new mansion, probably designed by architect William Newton. The house is of two stories with a seven-bay entrance front, the central three bays being pilastered and with a pediment bearing the 1817 arms of Pawson. Following the death of Hargrave in 1817 the 1050 acre estate passed by the marriage of the Hargrave…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4227, -1.8551
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Hedgeley
- Postcode
- NE66 4AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q7491237 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shawdon Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shawdon Hall, Hedgeley (geograph 5201312).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shawdon Hall?
- Shawdon Hall is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 4AA), in the parish of Hedgeley.
- Is Shawdon Hall a listed building?
- Shawdon Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Shawdon Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Shawdon Hall is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Shawdon Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 4AA. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.