Swineyard Hall

Swineyard Hall
Swineyard Hall
Swineyard Hall is located in England
Swineyard Hall
Location within England
Alternative names
Swineyard Hall Farmhouse
General information
LocationHigh Legh, Cheshire, England, Swineyard Lane, High Legh, WA16 0RY
Coordinates53°21′01″N 2°29′07″W / 53.35020°N 2.48516°W / 53.35020; -2.48516
Completed
16th century
Technical details
Structural systemTimber framing, stone, brick

Swineyard Hall is a moated country house in the parish of High Legh, Cheshire, England. It was built in the 16th century, with additions made in the 19th century,[1] and is still partly moated.[2]The house is constructed partly in timber framing with rendered brick infill, and partly in stone on a brick plinth. The house has two storeys and an H-shaped plan. The left-hand wing of the entrance front is timber-framed and includes close studding. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] The moated site on which the house stands is a Scheduled Monument.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England, "Swineyard Hall Farmhouse (1115517)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015
  2. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 239, ISBN 0-300-09588-0
  3. ↑ Historic England, "Swineyard Hall moated site (1009585)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015