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Whiteley Wood Hall
Whiteley Wood Hall was an English country house which was demolished in 1959. It stood off Common Lane in the Fulwood area of Sheffield, England. The hall’s stables and associated buildings are still standing and along with the surrounding grounds now serve as an outdoor activities centre for Girlguiding Sheffield. The stables are a Grade II listed building. History Construction Prior to the building of the hall, the land around Whiteley Wood belonged to the Mitchell family. By the time of the reign of Charles I ownership had switched to Thomas Dale and his family. Dale was a substantial freeholder in the Manor of Ecclesall bierlow and he owned a house on the site. Dale had two daughters who were his co-heirs, Anne married John Bright of Banner Cross Hall while Alice married Alexander Ashton of Stoney Middleton on 18 May 1659. It was Alexander Ashton who built Whiteley Wood Hall, it being completed in 1663, by which time he and Alice had two daughters. The Ashton family line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Whiteley is a community in the county of Hampshire, England, near Fareham Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufact .... The development straddles the boundary between two council districts: the Fareham (borough), Borough of Fareham to the south and east, and the city of Winchester to the north and west. Location Whiteley is located in southern Hampshire between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton and close to the market town of Fareham. The small development of 3,000 homes is situated close to Junction 9 of the M27 motorway, while rail services are provided nearby at Swanwick railway station. History Whiteley contains a residential community, retail and a business park. Construction of the Solent business park started in the mid-1980s and the first houses were complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
