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Swarland Old Hall is a small 17th-century country house at Swarland,
Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land ...
,
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. It is a
Grade II* listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...
. The Manor of Swarland was owned from before the time of the
Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...
by the de Haslerigg family. The house which has a four-bay south front and two storeys with attics was built in the late 17th century and incorporates fabric of earlier properties. The east front is notable for its
castellated A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at interva ...
full height screen wall with three blind
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arches. A railed monument nearby (Grade II listed) records the death of William Haslerigg in 1681. His brother and heir was High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1698. The estate was acquired by Richard Grieve in 1741. His son Davison Richard Grieve (
High Sheriff of Northumberland This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries ...
in 1788) engaged architect John Carr to build a new mansion (Swarland Hall) nearby. The new house, later the home of
Alexander Davison Alexander Davison (1750–1829) was an English businessman and government contractor. He was a contemporary and close friend of Admiral Lord Nelson. Life Davison was born on 2 April 1750 at a farm in Lanton, Northumberland. His business care ...
was demolished in the 1930s. The old hall passed through many owners. It is currently offered by its present owners as self-catering holiday accommodation.


References

* * {{NHLE, num=1303275 , desc=Heslerigg Grave and railings about circa 220 metres north west of Swarland Old Hall, accessdate=27 October 2019


External links


Swarland Hall entry from The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses
Grade II* listed buildings in Northumberland Country houses in Northumberland