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Middleton Hall is a restored 17th-century country house at
/ref> The house was built in the mid-17th century for Robert Ashton (who was ''Old Halls, Manors and Families of Derbyshire'' (1892) Joseph Tilley. History
/ref> The house was let out to tenants from 1817 to 1830 but Denman retook possession and altered and extended the house. The Denmans remained in ownership until the fifth Baron sold the estate in 1953. The house stood empty and neglected for almost 25 years. In 1977 it was resold, the 19th-century alterations and additions were largely demolished and the house was restored to its 16th-century appearance.
Middleton Hall is a restored 17th-century country house at Stoney Middleton
Stoney Middleton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. It is in the White Peak area of the Peak District southeast of Eyam and northwest of Calver, on the A623 road at the foot of the limesto ...
, Derbyshire
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. It is a Grade II listed building
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. English Heritage, architectural description of listed building/ref> The house was built in the mid-17th century for Robert Ashton (who was
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in 1665) whose son sold it to Edward Finney ( High Sheriff) in 1690. Finney's daughter and, in 1790 his heir, married Joseph Denman MD of Bakewell, on whose death the property passed to his nephew Thomas Denman, who was Lord Chief Justice
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, 1832–50. see Baron Denman./ref> The house was let out to tenants from 1817 to 1830 but Denman retook possession and altered and extended the house. The Denmans remained in ownership until the fifth Baron sold the estate in 1953. The house stood empty and neglected for almost 25 years. In 1977 it was resold, the 19th-century alterations and additions were largely demolished and the house was restored to its 16th-century appearance.
See also
* Listed buildings in Stoney MiddletonReferences
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