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Leighton Hall
Hob Uid: 41538
Location : Lancashire Lancaster Yealand Conyers
Grid Ref : SD4943874404
Summary : Country house, built in 1765 incorporating some earlier remains. The central block is two storeyed with octagonal corner turrets and a single storey battlemented porch to the centre. The pavilion to the right appears to be a chapel but is in fact the stable. The Gothic south east facade dates from the early 19th century and the three storey battlemented tower to the left of the main front was added in 1870. The house stands on the site of a fortified manor house recorded in 1246.
More information : (SD 49437441) Leighton Hall (NAT) (SD 495742) Leighton Park (NAT) (1) Leighton Hall is a 17th century building, with alterations and additions of the 18th and 19th centuries, although Pevsner mentions that some Gothic arches were recently found on one side. There is a mock chapel, actually stables, to the right. Grade 2. (2-3) A deer park is shown at Leighton on Saxon's map of Lancashire. (4) Country house, built in 1765 incorporating some earlier remains. The central block is two storeyed with octagonal corner turrets and a single storey battlemented porch to the centre. The pavilion to the right appears to be a chapel but is in fact the stable. The Gothic south east facade dates from the early 19th century and the three storey battlemented tower to the left of the main front was added in 1870. The house stands on the site of a fortified manor house recorded in 1246. Listed Grade II*. (5-6)

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Source details : OS 1:10000 1973
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Source details : DOE(HHR)Lancaster RD Lancs Oct 1960 115
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Source details : Bldgs of England: Lancs 1969 267 illust (N Pevsner)
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Source details : T Lancs & Ches AS 19 1901 36 (W Harrison)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : District of Lancaster, 07-NOV-1983
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : http://www.leightonhall.co.uk
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Deer Park
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : 1246
Monument End Date : 1246
Monument Start Date : 1246
Monument Type : Fortified Manor House
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : 1765
Monument End Date : 1765
Monument Start Date : 1765
Monument Type : Country House, Stable, Conservatory, Landscape Park
Evidence : Extant Building, Botanical Feature

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Early C19
Monument End Date : 1832
Monument Start Date : 1801
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : 1870
Monument End Date : 1870
Monument Start Date : 1870
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 182031
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 111799
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1071836
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 47 SE 1
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Relationship type : General association

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