Historic site in Derbyshire, England
Wormhill Hall is a 17th-century grade II* listed country hall in Wormhill, Derbyshire.[1]
History
The current Wormhill Hall was constructed in 1697 for Adam Bagshawe (1646–1723). The Bagshawe family had owned the Manor of Wormhill since the 15th century, and Adam's brother William Bagshaw resided at nearby Ford Hall.[2]
Adam Bagshawe resided at the hall with his wife Alice Torr of Goosehill Hall, Castleton, upon his death, the hall was left to their son Adam Bagshawe (1673–1729). Adam died shortly following his father, and the hall was left to his brother Richard Bagshawe.[3] The hall has remained with the Bagshawe family to the present day.[4][5]
The range is separately Grade-II listed.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Wormhill Hall (Grade II*) (1146377)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Liam (15 May 2014). Castleton A History. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3990-1.
- ^ Burke, John (1837). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry; Or, Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Etc. Henry Colburn.
- ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson; Crisp, Frederick Arthur (July 1997). Visitation of England and Wales Notes: Volume 3 1898. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-0668-3.
- ^ Butterworth, Edwin (1856). Historical Sketches of Oldham ... With an appendix containing the history of the town to the present time. John Hirst.
- ^ Historic England. "Two Storey Range to the north west of, and attached to Wormhill Hall (Grade II) (1087928)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
