Stoke Hall is a

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...

mansion on Stoke Hall Lane in the civil parish of

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Cheshire East Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with borough status in Cheshire, England. The local authority is Cheshire East Council, which is based in the town of Sandbach. Other towns within the area include Crewe, Macclesfield, Congleton, Wilms ...

, England. The large L-shaped building dates originally from the early 17th century, but has a 19th-century appearance.Latham FA, ed. ''Acton'' (The Local History Group; 1995) () pp. 121–122 It is built from red brick, in

Flemish bond Flemish bond is a pattern of brickwork that is a common feature in Georgian architecture. The pattern features bricks laid lengthwise (''stretchers'') alternating with bricks laid with their shorter ends exposed (''headers'') within the same cou ...

, with a slate roof. The hall originally belonged to the Minshull family, who owned the manor of Stoke in the 17th century. A disused

dovecote A dovecote or dovecot , doocot (Scots Language, Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house Domestic pigeon, pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or b ...

with a bell turret in the grounds of the hall dates from the late 18th century; it is also listed at grade II.Images of England: Dovecote at Stoke Hall
(accessed 28 January 2009) The building was Grade II listed on 10 June 1952. The hall gives its name to the lane from which it is accessed. The photograph is of Stoke Manor not Stoke Hall.

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